Scoble: being first doesn't matter — Kodak invented the digital camera
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-13
Robert Scoble argues first-mover advantage is meaningless, citing Kodak inventing the digital camera, Borland leading developer tools, WordPerfect in word processors, Google being the 17th search engine, and Nokia's smartphone dominance.
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