Open platform enables permissionless innovation and Steem ecosystem has grown immensely in just 2 years:

• web interfaces: Steemit.com, Busy.org, steem.chat, …
• apps: Partico, eSteem, Vapor, …
• specialized: D.Tube, Dmania.lol, Musing.io, SteemStem.io, dsound.audio, dlike.io, SteemFest, …
• tools - apps: SteemWallet, Steem Monitor, SteemConverter, …
• tools - web: steemd.com, steemworld.org, steemconnect.com, delegationhub.com, blocktrades.us, steemprojects.com…
• bots: steembottracker.com, isteemd.com, 40+ bots…
• curation: curie, steemflagrewards, …
• funding: utopian.io, fundition.io
• games: steemmonsters.com, …
  And much of this development is done as open source software that allows others to build on top of it, network their ideas and gain momentum. At first glance, it may seem like a long way to go before an open platform compares to existing giants, but this growth is exponential and once the open platform starts to catch up, the next moment it is 10 times better and offers something completely different and unique to users. The adoption will happen.