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I can't see any sustainable competitive advantage in autonomous car tech. The iPhone has strong network effects and a luxury brand. But auto driving tech is st
by MarkMc 9y ago
I can't see any sustainable competitive advantage in autonomous car tech.
The iPhone has strong network effects and a luxury brand. But auto driving tech is strictly a commodity - if the next Ford Focus comes with a "Powered by Apple" label nobody will pay more than if the label read "Powered by Google".
- dep_b 9y agoI would pay less for a car labeled "Powered by Google", I don't know if that counts? If I'm going to be datamined while it works and left stranded with a device that I can use for 20 years yet only gets 3 years of updates, then I want that car maker to pay me to use it, not the other way around. But powered by Apple? Meh. For many people it still means "but I'm not using anything by Apple".