It is really difficult to stop a moving train, and even taking a picture may end up blur. This scenario is quite similar to how I view progress on Hive at the moment. Developments which once stalled are now moving at a rocket pace since the fork off steem and we have seen the Hive chain diverge into different dimensions.

Considering Hive is a clone of sorts in itself, we have to look at how this clone has interestingly surpassed its progenitor in virtually all ramifications. While this feat isn't unusual, it is rare in a new territory where first movers advantage plays a major role in market share allocation.

Hive took up the mantle from its progenitor and has simply been flying since then. From what was largely known as a blogging platform, the chain has taken on new dimensions in the area of content creation, investing and gaming which were not even conceptualized when its progenitor was formed. I bet most people who started the Hive chain didn't imagine it'll pan out like this.

We owe the developments of course to the developers, but the open source system also meant that anyone with ideas and skills can contribute and make an impact on the chain. It is crazy to imagine that what may make Hive succeed won't be the Hive.blog site, something once inconceivable. Rather, there are still potentially untapped areas to explore from the several routes the Hive chain can succeed.

Bring on the Hive Clone

Hive is constantly evolving and making significant upgrades and changes on the chain. It will be very difficult for any platform to compete with the level of developments that take place in real time. Furthermore, the Hive chain isn't one project but a combination of different projects, many of them independently run.

The communities are also unique in the sense they we are fully aware of our ecosystem, and everyone works within their habitat towards bettering the ecosystem. It will be rare to find a community as passionate if anyone decides to give cloning a shot. When we forked off steem, the bulk of the community jumped ship without giving it a second thought, despite the inherent risk from venturing into the unknown.

Conlusion

There just isn't enough dynamism for someone to replicate what we have here on Hive. That isn't to say we've arrived though, as we still occupy just a tiny fraction of the market. What we're pushing for now is market acceptance and dominance, and it is only a matter of time before we take full advantage of being such a novel project.