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From: Eric Lombrozo <elombrozo@gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:02:40 -0700
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To: Dr Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org>
Cc: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] improving development model (Re: Concerns
	Regarding Threats by a Developer to Remove Commit Access from
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> On Jun 19, 2015, at 3:45 AM, Dr Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org =
<mailto:adam@cypherspace.org>> wrote:
>=20
> That wont be good for the companies either, but they may not see that
> until they've killed it, many companies operate on a1 or 2 year
> time-horizon.  They may say screw layer2, I have a runway and I need
> micropayments to the wazoo and I dont have the dev resources for that.

Exactly, Adam.

Except, I think the genie is out of the bottle - these ideas are too =
powerful for them to be killed forever. They will probably survive even =
if this scenario comes to pass=E2=80=A6but in a different network under =
a different name=E2=80=A6and Bitcoin will be relegated to the history =
books and walls of museums.

Most of the potential brainpower available on this Earth to make =
serious, profound contributions to this movement haven=E2=80=99t even =
begun to touch it. Just because you happen to run a Bitcoin startup =
right now=E2=80=A6even if you=E2=80=99ve received millions of dollars in =
funding=E2=80=A6don=E2=80=99t think that the whole world has low =
standards and is lazy! Someone WILL eventually build something better =
than we can presently imagine.

First mover advantage and the network effect are vastly overrated. At =
the risk of stating cliches, the Mac came before the Windows PC=E2=80=A6Ya=
hoo! came before Google=E2=80=A6MySpace came before Facebook=E2=80=A6Bitco=
in came before <we don=E2=80=99t know yet>.


- Eric Lombrozo

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class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jun 19, 2015, at 3:45 AM, Dr Adam Back &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:adam@cypherspace.org" =
class=3D"">adam@cypherspace.org</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline =
!important;" class=3D"">That wont be good for the companies either, but =
they may not see that</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: =
none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">until they've killed it, =
many companies operate on a1 or 2 year</span><br style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline =
!important;" class=3D"">time-horizon. &nbsp;They may say screw layer2, I =
have a runway and I need</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: =
none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">micropayments to the wazoo =
and I dont have the dev resources for =
that.</span></div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Exactly, Adam.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Except, I think the genie is out of the bottle - these ideas =
are too powerful for them to be killed forever. They will probably =
survive even if this scenario comes to pass=E2=80=A6but in a different =
network under a different name=E2=80=A6and Bitcoin will be relegated to =
the history books and walls of museums.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Most of the potential brainpower =
available on this Earth to make serious, profound contributions to this =
movement haven=E2=80=99t even begun to touch it. Just because you happen =
to run a Bitcoin startup right now=E2=80=A6even if you=E2=80=99ve =
received millions of dollars in funding=E2=80=A6don=E2=80=99t think that =
the whole world has low standards and is lazy! Someone WILL eventually =
build something better than we can presently imagine.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">First mover advantage =
and the network effect are vastly overrated. At the risk of stating =
cliches, the Mac came before the Windows PC=E2=80=A6Yahoo! came before =
Google=E2=80=A6MySpace came before Facebook=E2=80=A6Bitcoin came before =
&lt;we don=E2=80=99t know yet&gt;.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">- =
Eric Lombrozo</div></body></html>=

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