Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Often, they execute more efficiently than the companies they copy.

Easy to say when the guy out front is taking all the arrows. Onlive went out of business because they had too much capital tied up in servers and not enough customers. Competitors now know that tying up money in servers is not the way to go. A fatally, expensive lesson learned by a technological leader.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: