On: Silicon Valley’s acquisition fever is bad for innovation

[argonaut]

While there are certainly exceptions the vast majority of startups are not very innovative as far as you are concerned.

The the people in Africa or Asia or Europe who can now bypass SMS charges and bypass the monopolies behind them, a messaging app can be innovative.

[frostmatthew → argonaut]

> a messaging app can be innovative

I didn't say most startups are not innovative at all - I said most startups are "not very innovative"

Innovation is the act of introducing something new...sending SMS messages at a lower cost is not very innovative.