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This feels like fundamentally the same problem as the whole big company inertia/innovator's dilemma situation. There's value in known-entities, but also a lot of value in trying to reinvent the wheel now and again.

Another problem is it doesn't leave as much room for people to learn from mistakes as companies grow larger and larger. You need wiggle room to get dirty for that to happen.




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