Idiom: First-Mover Disadvantage
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disadvantageMeanings
A situation in which a company or individual who creates or introduces a new idea, product, or service is later at a disadvantage because others are able to copy or improve upon it, making the original seem less innovative or valuable.
Example Sentences
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In the smartphone market, Nokia had a first-mover disadvantage as they failed to anticipate the rise of touchscreen devices.
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Blockbuster Video faced a first-mover disadvantage when they resisted the shift to online streaming
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Kodak's first-mover disadvantage became evident when they couldn't adapt quickly to the digital photography revolution.
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Yahoo had a first-mover disadvantage in search engines as Google surpassed them with a more effective algorithm.
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AOL had a first-mover disadvantage in the early days of social media when they failed to evolve beyond their instant messaging service.
