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I just wrote a post on the new ig update which had me pretty interested and then I got to thinking to my self maybe Instagram is on to something. So I thought about it like this, if Instagram can copy a certain idea from another social network, then what's not to stop one of these social networks from really standing out from the rest by pulling the best features from others and jam pack them into one big social network. Could it be possible that something like this could happen and if so how long before the other networks die out you think?
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As long as you're not duplicating it 100% then you're in the clear from being sued. But the way instagram basically copied snapchats main feature, they made it look just like snapchat. The look of the new stories feature on instagram may be their downfall, not the actual code behind it. If the new update didn't look so much like snapchat then it wouldn't be a problem. But instagram/facebook was like "F*ck snapchat, let's make the stories feature look like their main feature" lol Just image in facebook, instagram, pinterest, snapchat, linkedin, twitter, etc. were all under one corporation. It would be the main powerhouse and they could probably buy all the websites in the world and just forward the traffic to their own pages lol But I didn't win the lottery and I never bought those forums
The only wall that people have to work around are trademarks and copyrights. If a company or individual has a trademark or copyright on something and find someone else using it, they are entitled to money, shares of the company, or the removal of whatever is trademarked or copyrighted.
But with digital things like websites and software, it's usually pretty simple to work around code in order to make it "unique" lol :D As long as you're not duplicating it 100% then you're in the clear from being sued. But the way instagram basically copied snapchats main feature, they made it look just like snapchat. The look of the new stories feature on instagram may be their downfall, not the actual code behind it. If the new update didn't look so much like snapchat then it wouldn't be a problem. But instagram/facebook was like "F*ck snapchat, let's make the stories feature look like their main feature" lol :D
I do think that Instagram might lose the lawsuit mainly due to the fact of how the stories features looks, not how it works. But you never know, instagram/facebook may win the lawsuit or just settle out of court to keep it. If instagram/facebook gets to keep the new stories feature then that will eventually kill snapchat in the long run. The only way for snapchat to survive if instagrams stories stays active, is to innovate something that is next gen and push it to all their users. Maybe snapchat will launch a feature to post images and ad descriptions and tags lol :D
Another way is to just buy everything that is your competitor, just like what facebook is doing. But the bank roll to do that would be staggering, like in the trillions of dollars area I would assume :D Just image in facebook, instagram, pinterest, snapchat, linkedin, twitter, etc. were all under one corporation. It would be the main powerhouse and they could probably buy all the websites in the world and just forward the traffic to their own pages lol :D
I actually had a similar idea, but it was for forums. If I ever won the lottery I would buy BHW, WF, DP and a few other big forums that focused on websites, marketing, and making money online. I would then compile all the users in a way that they wouldn't get pissed off and they could still stay on their preferred forum :D But I didn't win the lottery and I never bought those forums :(
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Facebook literally tries to buy anything they can get their hands on, if you don't sell to them they will replicate certain functions, and features then create their own product. Facebook is a multi billion-dollar corporation, and I'm sure they have the absolute best lawyers in the industry. Instagram will probably lose the lawsuit, and will most likely have to pay, or remove the stories feature.. but we will see.. Apparently Snapchat is suing Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. Facebook apparently wants to buy Snapchat, but the owners of Snapchat are not letting them buy the application. So I think Instagram got butthurt and copied the "Stories" function from Snapchat to try and gain Snapchat's audience. Facebook literally tries to buy anything they can get their hands on, if you don't sell to them they will replicate certain functions, and features then create their own product. Facebook is a multi billion-dollar corporation, and I'm sure they have the absolute best lawyers in the industry. Instagram will probably lose the lawsuit, and will most likely have to pay, or remove the stories feature.. but we will see..
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