I tought of this weeks ago. I wondered for myself, how long would it take for someone to make a new block chain, then get a head start with software and services for a quick 'get rich' scheme? I read in a wiki some weeks ago about which properties a new block chain could have. But here is Ixcoin, with no added benefit over bitcoins. In the future we will probably see a lot of different cryptocurrencies. I also see that http://www.ixcoin.org/ is a complete ripoff of bitcoin.org, at least with a first look. I imagined that the ones coming out with a new blockchain would make it more polished, and have more services already ready. As already pointed out, bitcoin is in it's infancy, so the mere purpose of ixcoin is ofcoure enrichement of the early adopters. If we say that at the moment one ixcoin is worth 0.00000001 btc, and I buy 50000 of these now for that price at 0.0005 btc, and the price rose to say 0.01 btc for 1 ixcoin, my initial 0.0005 investment would turn into a 500 btc, which is about 5000 USD with the current prices. And of course, the earnings would be gigantic if it reached parity with bitcoins. I am sure that stores now accepting bitcoins would easily accept also ixcoins, as I guess few modifications would be needed in the system.

But please, tell me if there's any other reason for this new block chain but personal enrichment.

And also, how do you feel about ripping of the entire (at least parts from the looks of it) bitcoin.org site? I don't know if that's allowed, or what license is used on that site.

So basically, this new cryptocurrency comes with no new features, so basically it is just profiteering gluttons piggybacking on the bitcoin community?