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0 pointsaxod15y ago0 comments

I agree. Attacking the market leader seems desperate to me, and I think it'll lose a lot of goodwill.

You don't win customers/users by saying "Our competitor is rubbish and here's why". You win them by saying "Our product is awesome and here's why".

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kareemm15y ago· 2 in thread

what he's doing is highlighting a key differentiator between their products, and trying to educate the market on why his implementation is more awesome.

in other words, he's taken a page out of your "how to win customers" playbook.

axodOP15y ago

Not sure that worked so well for Diaspora.

Can you give some examples of companies that have successfully "smeared" the market leader with FUD and ended up ahead?

jasonlotito15y ago

> Can you give some examples of companies that have successfully "smeared" the market leader with FUD and ended up ahead?

Apple. See Mac v.s PC TV campaign.

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