Comment on Abrash on Valve: How I Got Here, What It's Like, and What I'm DoingparentComments−courage14yI don't think Id got most of the money, or any sustainable advantage from making the first networked first person shooters, but that's not the point. First mover gets to change the world. That was true for Id, Xerox, AT&T, etc.−roc14yI don't dispute that. But the way Abrash phrased things, it certainly seemed to be an economic argument.−SpiderX14yYup. He said " the first mover dominates". Not true. Sixdegrees.com was the first social network, bet you've never heard of it until now."First mover" means jack.
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I don't think Id got most of the money, or any sustainable advantage from making the first networked first person shooters, but that's not the point. First mover gets to change the world. That was true for Id, Xerox, AT&T, etc.
I don't dispute that. But the way Abrash phrased things, it certainly seemed to be an economic argument.
Yup. He said " the first mover dominates". Not true. Sixdegrees.com was the first social network, bet you've never heard of it until now.
"First mover" means jack.