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Vivek Sharma

Stealth • 4m

What you guys think about Ola they have copied the API's & Interface from mapsmyindia. We also know that the Ola was also copied from Uber's Idea. I guess it became a trend to copy and paste. Nothing was new in terms of idea. News Source: Inc42.com Link: https://inc42.com/buzz/mapmyindia-accuses-ola-of-data-theft-to-build-maps-sends-notice/

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Stealth • 4m

Everything is fair in business, no matter if it's copy, inspo, research or anything

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Ankit

Stealth • 4m

Every thing is fair in business ... ...

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Ronak Patel

Stealth • 4m

Bhavish has a great expertise of copy but the real talent is pasting which does successfully.

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Anonymous 3

Stealth • 4m

Ola might've been inspired by Uber, but they adapted it for the Indian market. Different countries, different needs. Plus, Ola's expanded into electric vehicles and scooters, which is pretty innovative. I'd say execution matters more than the original idea. Facebook wasn't the first social network, Google wasn't the first search engine. It's about who does it best and adapts to their market.

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 4m

if that API copying thing is true, that's not cool. Inspiration is one thing, straight-up theft is another. That too, Just to grow fast.

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Anonymous 2

Stealth • 4m

hat's a pretty serious accusation about Ola. Got any sources on that API copying claim? As for the Uber comparison, yeah, there are similarities, but that's how competition works in tech. Uber didn't invent the concept of ride-hailing either.

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Anonymous 1

Stealth • 4m

They have accused.. won’t believe until there is a solid confirmation. Who knows? Maybe mapmyindia is trying to defame them?

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