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> Snap Inc. is a camera company interesting statement from a company that just released their first camera (Spectacles) few months ago. i'm not sure if their u
by sagivo 10y ago
> Snap Inc. is a camera company
interesting statement from a company that just released their first camera (Spectacles) few months ago. i'm not sure if their users see them as a camera company.
- ageyfman 10y agoWhy can't a camera be software? Top 5 cameras on Flickr are iPhones. Software is eating the world, including photography.
- jonbarker 10y agoThis line was included to convince investors they have product vision considering that until Spectacles they were completely locked into Apple and Google's mobile platforms. Presumably some type of light sensing device will always exist. Will they become a product company that makes per unit margins? Maybe not.
- ktta 10y agoMaybe it has to do with how investors view hardware vs. software companies. Social networks are much more volatile than hardware products and hardware companies are more stable. Of course, labelling themselves as camera company isn't going to fool HN, but it might be viewed in a different light by investors.
- fullshark 10y agoI'd rather be seen as the next big social network than the next GPRO
- mcintyre1994 10y agoI don't know though - they have strongly differentiated camera software and you see recognisably Snapchat pictures all over social media. Along the same lines, compare Faceboook's idea of what a camera in their app should be and you'll see a blatant copy.