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It's well thought out article. One key insight that Benjamin Hill offers is that anti-features are often driven by business model requirements. If a competitor "un-implements them" (enabling the feature) it's hard for the original firm to follow without changing business model. This applies beyond open source vs. proprietary competition.



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