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# The rules change when you become top dog
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/the-rules-change-when-you-become-top-dog/
- Published: 2026-08-03T23:41:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-03T23:41:42.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
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M.G. Siegler: [What if Anthropic is Right?](https://spyglass.org/what-if-anthropic-is-right/?ref=birchtree.me)

> Certainly part of it is just the shift from underdog to presumed leader in AI. But a lot of it has to do with the way Anthropic carries itself as a company. Whereas the strong stances and rhetoric were once seen as almost endearing, now they're seen more as a problem.

As we’ve seen with Apple, a company’s eccentricities and bold stances are endearing when they’re an underdog, but not as much when they’re on top.