Re:Whatruns: Identify technologies used on any website
by maxaf on Friday August 25, 2017 @10:46AM
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They do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, which holds up almost as well as the "imitate then innovate" mantra.
Re:Whatruns: Identify technologies used on any website
by alnitak on Friday August 25, 2017 @01:07PM
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That article wasn't the first broad mention. I remember reading about BuiltWith being an outstanding one man project a couple of years ago, so I am in fact surprised the copycats took so long to show up.
The golden rule of business: If you're onto a sweet money-maker, don't shout about it.
I'm currently working on a competitor to a site I read about that bragged about their business model, and if they'd have kept it to themselves they'd be facing one less competitor...