Ask HN: Which companies gained a competitive edge purely via engineering? 5 points by j1000 4mo ago ↗ HN For example: WhatsApp or Crash Bandicoot (1996)?
[–] bitbasher 4mo ago ↗ Bell Labs [–] hnthrow10282910 4mo ago ↗ Crazy company. Not sure any has existed like it with possibly the exception of early Google
[–] hnthrow10282910 4mo ago ↗ Crazy company. Not sure any has existed like it with possibly the exception of early Google
[–] dennisjoseph 4mo ago ↗ Garmin [–] nimblist 4mo ago ↗ In theory they still do. I can't imagine giving up weeks of battery life for wondering whether it's going to last through the day but apple/galaxy watch buyers see differently by a massive margin
[–] nimblist 4mo ago ↗ In theory they still do. I can't imagine giving up weeks of battery life for wondering whether it's going to last through the day but apple/galaxy watch buyers see differently by a massive margin
[–] aristofun 4mo ago ↗ Whatsapp, really? [–] j1000 4mo ago ↗ I recommend to read about WhatsApp how they scaled to nearly 1 billion users with only about 50 engineers. Also check how they optimised BE system.
[–] j1000 4mo ago ↗ I recommend to read about WhatsApp how they scaled to nearly 1 billion users with only about 50 engineers. Also check how they optimised BE system.
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