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# Great Enterprise Software Vendors Steal
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/great-enterprise-software-vendors-steal/
- Published: 2020-12-28T12:19:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-14T19:24:19.000Z
- Description: Make no mistake: This axiom applies to collaboration tools as well.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Collaboration, Future of Work, Reimagining Collaboration, Video, WFH

“Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” —Pablo Picasso

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No, the venerated artist wasn't talking about software vendors, but his words apply there nonetheless.

In the following video, I riff on his tried-and-true words.

The video above includes just a few examples. I could have gone on with others. For example, [Microsoft Teams Rooms](https://rooms.microsoft.com/?ref=philsimon.com) apes much of functionality of [Zoom Rooms](https://zoom.us/zoomrooms?ref=philsimon.com).

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