Frankly, when I hear that one startup has copied another startup, I really don’t care (give me the numbers, show me the traction). People complain about copying way too much. In my article on comedy website HaiVL one reader said that it’s a “9gag clone like a few others in the market”. While for CocCoc’s recent Coromrowser, some said that “CocCoc stole Chrome source code then renamed it”. And complaints like this don’t just happen online, they happen in conversations at startup events and throughout discussions in meeting rooms. I hear too often comments like “They’re successful but they copied so-and-so”. But seriously, get over it.
Well, here are two quotes for all those people in Asia and Silicon Valley who spend all day complaining about copying and stealing. First, one you’ve probably heard a million times already:
