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sphtoday at 4:49 PM3 repliesview on HN

That applies everywhere. You’re commenting on a forum for startups that compete against established players. David will always, in the long run, win against Goliath.


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lenkitetoday at 8:21 PM

"Some" David will always in the long run, win against Goliath. But many, many millions will be buried.

InitialLastNametoday at 5:31 PM

> David will always, in the long run, win against Goliath.

Every Goliath may, in the long run, meet a David that beats it, but this premise ignores all the thousands of Davids that don't win.

setgreetoday at 5:09 PM

I'm hesitant to use 'always' language but the innovator's dilemma is indeed another application of the same principle. It's remarkable when a company like Google can pivot in a way that threatens its existing core revenue streams.