The App Store has a copycat problem. Then again, we’ve known this for years. It doesn’t help that there’s a thin line between an innovator and a copycat. Before we move forward, let’s explore that thin line and define copycat more clearly. Author Austin Kleon suggests that real artists steal. Steve Jobs said something similar to this. (“We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.”) Artists steal ideas as inspiration. They take something great and either put their own spin on it, or they attempt to improve it in some way. Their goal is to find the best existing…
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