Networks reward whoever shows up first with a defensible lead, because popularity is itself a signal that crowds act on. A modestly good product that ships into an unclaimed space can become "the thing people gather around," and being that thing is worth far more than being a polished latecomer. By the time a late entrant is perfect, the early rougher version already owns the mountain and has gathered the proof that makes the next person choose it too.
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