The reason they inspired so many bands is people like the members of what would become Joy Division (who were just school mates at this point) thought they were so damn awful that they could play better. I think until this point bands were either cover bands playing in pubs or bands that made it through luck (e.g good looks).
I am not quite sure where the Clash fits into all this, as they were around at the same time as the Sex Pistols and in my opinion better. Even a band I have seen a couple of times called Cock Sparrer are quite a bit better than the Pistols. The Pistols certainly never invented punk but they took bought it a much wider audience.
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