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wesleyy
on March 24, 2015
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Apple Acquires FoundationDB
Well if we're in an ideal capitalism society, if what foundationDB created was really of such tremendous value, somebody will come along and do the same thing.
bbulkow
on March 25, 2015
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And no one will buy the product, they'll expect awesome for free, and the company will go for a song. Why expect a different outcome the second time?
Karunamon
on March 25, 2015
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Because people are not rational animals that follow predictable mathematical models. Too many variables to say it'll be the same again.
jsprogrammer
on March 25, 2015
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Not if they were able to encumber it with patents.
Nullabillity
on March 25, 2015
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And then even more work will be pointlessly duplicated.
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