The Last Network - Scene 35
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Rabbit watched the slickly produced video introduce a carbon copy of Peared. The interface was a little cleaner, the graphics slightly better, but the same functionality and commands were all there. The voiceover talked about Hands and Eyes, and the collective Consciousness between Pairs. It was his product wearing someone else's clothes. Rabbit pulled his phone out and shot an angry text to Frank Meyers.
Elliot was clearly aping Steve Jobs right down to the wireframe glasses, while Albie was cut from the bro fork of the startup tree. Rabbit immediately sized him up as a leader and not a doer. He could synthesize and inspire, but he doubted Albie had an original thought.
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