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Re:Ask HN: Copying already existing product and making it be... by thsowers on Friday August 03, 2018 @11:51PM (#17685290)
Just to piggyback off of this comment, IMO sometimes the original offers significant advantages that the copies can't attain

Example: I want to love Gitlab but no matter the additional offerings they provide, I am totally sold on the UX of Github. Stumble along a new project? Instantly see what language(s) it is written in. Why isn't this a feature of Gitlab when this is so basic? Wonder if it's a copyright issue

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Re:Ask HN: Copying already existing product and making it be... by Boulth on Saturday August 04, 2018 @07:12AM (#17686360)
As far as I have heard you can't copyright UX (but don't quote me).

I think the issue is something else: GitLab thinks more features is what will give them competitive advantage over Github in the long term, not clean UX.

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Re:Ask HN: Copying already existing product and making it be... by gitgud on Sunday August 05, 2018 @08:40PM (#17694399)
Well I'm pretty sure you can copyright UX. Didn't someone get sued from copying Apple's swipe to unlock feature?
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Re:Ask HN: Copying already existing product and making it be... by matt_the_bass on Saturday August 04, 2018 @11:06AM (#17687109)
I wasn’t trying to imply that one is better than the other. Only an example of a new company trying to offer very similar product to an existing company.
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