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This behavior is essentially what Microsoft did from 1985-2000. Companies that turned down offers saw their software cloned within 2 years, and sold at a discount or bundled with other MS products.



Exactly. I can't wait until some YC companies start being at the receiving end of this behavior so the insane level of Google worship on this site can finally go away.


Classic embrace and extend (or embrace and make cheaper).




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