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Apple just commoditized AR by adding it as a set of iOS APIs that anyone can use, so that's an awfully shallow moat for Snap to rely on.
by Analemma_ 9y ago
Apple just commoditized AR by adding it as a set of iOS APIs that anyone can use, so that's an awfully shallow moat for Snap to rely on.
- doublerebel 9y agoAdding filters to a camera is a very different market compared to sustaining a social network on it. Look at Hipstamatic vs Instagram. It's not just creating a feature, it's understanding why someone would want to use it. That's the difference between a product and a business. Most of HN is too old and otherwise not the Snap demographic. How many of you actually use Snapchat with your friends and watch the videos with your headphones in? The experience is key -- the business facets being analyzed are a symptom of the experience.