Related:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;steveblank.com&#x2F;2009&#x2F;12&#x2F;21&#x2F;the-elves-leave-middle-earth-%E2%80%93-soda%E2%80%99s-are-no-longer-free&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;steveblank.com&#x2F;2009&#x2F;12&#x2F;21&#x2F;the-elves-leave-middle-eart...</a><p>I love this analogy and the super nerd Tolkien reference of it&#x27;s name to not link to it.