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A comment on Google clones 37sig: "Borrowing ideas is fair game, but copying an entire app is wrong.". Parent comment

Re:Google clones 37sig: "Borrowing ideas is fair game, but c... by akkartik on Tuesday April 08, 2008 @07:17PM (#158386)
Really?! If one of the example apps for your platform is a clone of an existing -- and profitable -- service, your platform's suddenly super-attractive to this developer.
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Re:Google clones 37sig: "Borrowing ideas is fair game, but c... by gaika on Tuesday April 08, 2008 @10:34PM (#158492)
This is exactly how Microsoft did business: clone, acquire, or kill competitors that had any success running on their platform.
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