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A comment on Ask HN: Has any startup died due to idea being copied by a big company?.

Re:Ask HN: Has any startup died due to idea being copied by ... by peter_retief on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:54AM (#14030437)
Go back a bit and you will see that corporations like Microsoft (and many others) are built on stolen ideas. Its a very long list but Lotus123 and Netscape spring to mind for me
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Re:Ask HN: Has any startup died due to idea being copied by ... by thewhitetulip on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:44AM (#14030669)
I came across this suggestion across the internet that "nobody is interested in your idea". Hence the curiosity!
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Re:Ask HN: Has any startup died due to idea being copied by ... by sharemywin on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @08:13AM (#14031677)
you need traction first then they become interested. "Nobody is interested in your unproven idea" should be the quote.
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