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You could say the same for Peleton, but lo and behold, people truly love it. The totality of the experience matters, we know that by now. The sum of all the di
by jariel 6y ago
You could say the same for Peleton, but lo and behold, people truly love it.
The totality of the experience matters, we know that by now. The sum of all the differences is a big thing. Maybe literally 'seeing yourself' is a big diffentiator.
That said - my scepticism is over the price tag of something that has yet to be proven.
CEO's get it in their heads all the time that they think they know what the market is doing, and they just snap something up for a lot of money without considering a lot of the details.
I worked for 'Big Corp' that almost bought a Wifi music player - literally nobody on the team thought to actually try the music player. And why would they? Actually using the product isn't anyone's job! It looked good on paper but it was a terrible product.
- nordsieck 6y ago> You could say the same for Peleton, but lo and behold, people truly love it. I think there's real difference, though. Peleton is a true integrated solution, where the bike and screen are synchronized to the workout program. Most people already have a tv in their living room. I just don't see that there's much difference between Mirror and that. Sure - there's some opportunity for 2 way communication, but that's never going to be the way most interaction is going to happen. There's plenty of personal trainers all over the place for people who want that sort of thing, and most people find a true in-person experience much more fulfilling.