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Re:Distributed Version Control is here to stay, baby by Jasber on Thursday March 18, 2010 @11:55AM (#1201602)
I agree and don't think it's limited to programming. Considering business, it's difficult for a large established organization to make drastic changes.

It's much easier for a new entrant (startups) to innovate because they don't have the same baggage.

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Re:Distributed Version Control is here to stay, baby by mechanical_fish on Thursday March 18, 2010 @12:25PM (#1201696)
Yes, where by "baggage" you mean "vitally important existing customers, users, and dependencies that will break if you change anything".
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Re:Distributed Version Control is here to stay, baby by Jasber on Thursday March 18, 2010 @04:20PM (#1202382)
Yes, I do.

But that doesn't change my statement.

If you're not willing to break your business to change with the times, someone else will--and by the time you react it's too late.

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Re:Distributed Version Control is here to stay, baby by jmaygarden on Thursday March 18, 2010 @01:58PM (#1201988)
Case in point: Blockbuster versus Netflix

http://www.onlykent.com/20100318/blockbuster-bankruptcy-2010...

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