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How long would it take for a US company to create a TikTok clone? Are there any moats here? Any IP or other barriers to entry?
by dreamcompiler 6y ago
How long would it take for a US company to create a TikTok clone? Are there any moats here? Any IP or other barriers to entry?
- mdorazio 6y agoTikTok itself is basically a clone of Vine, which dates back to 2013. The barrier to entry is that China (either Chinese investors or the Chinese government through various puppets depending who you ask) sank a ridiculous amount of money into marketing and attracting users to get it off the ground, and also that it enjoyed a local monopoly in China because similar US apps are banned. There's nothing particularly unique about the tech itself.