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Since /u/tjandearl just threw out some bullshit 'the news' as a source, here. I haven't read it yet but it seems to be directly related to what you're asking about.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/foxconn-s-other-dirty-secret-the-world-s-largest-internship-program
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That article is basically why I don't develop phone apps/games even though people tell me to. I tell them, I can spend 4 months developing a game only to have nobody buy it and then Zynga steals my idea and makes 500 million off it 5 months later. Because they have a market presence and a solid development team and I'm just one guy who can't reach anybody even if I make a good game. Like that guy said, even a good game won't be good enough if it isn't magical.
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Candy Crush Saga is an example of what I'm talking about. Flappy bird is also, in a way. It's not always a megacorp that steals your idea and makes it better, sometimes it's some vietnamese guy who takes your game formula and tweaks it a bit and makes a million dollars off it. Flash games similar to flappy bird existed on Newgrounds and other sites way before Flappy Bird was ever made. The trick is making a magical game like the article said.
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For some reason I can imagine that. You guys go in, and they're like "No, they did this last week."
"Last week? What? Who's they, Abbott and Costello? Who's stealing our jokes? We've got-"
"No, the politicians. The politicians did it last week."
"...Oh. Really?"
"Yeah."
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