Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product
by coverband on Monday April 22, 2019 @01:29PM
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Agreed. It sounds like a case of "this looks good, let's follow their format" and revising words/paragraphs just enough so you won't be blamed for plagiarism. The API parameters are very generic so it shouldn't be considered cloning.
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Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product
by alluro2 on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:28PM
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It seems like you haven't seen the exact same copied parameter examples? I don't really see how this can be defended as not cloning - it's one thing to use others as "inspiration" and take in some general good ideas, but copy someone else's work in such a blatant manner is disgusting. If I were amongst their investors, I'd be pissed.
Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product
by coverband on Monday April 22, 2019 @08:34PM
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Oh I have seen it, and I'm not suggesting they haven't copied that. I'm saying that most client SDK documentation looks alike at least for authentication etc. and when you look at the examples given for Otonomo, most of it is boilerplate information.