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Re:The case for copying business ideas by ryandrake on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @10:34AM (#17498430)
That’s the point: what makes “innovation” so good and noble, and duplication so bad? Why is originality the measuring stick?

I happen to think an inexpensive copy of a useful product is far better than a newly invented product that’s expensive or less useful.

Example: Cheap generic drugs vs expensive patented name brands.

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Re:The case for copying business ideas by epicide on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:02AM (#17498663)
Exactly. The obsession with "innovation" is how you get feature creep. You can improve something by copying it and figuring out how to do it easier/cheaper/quicker.
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