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All they have to do is survive. They do not need to take over the world. There are other boutique audio hardware companies that do not take such a data-heavy a
by tomc1985 6y ago
All they have to do is survive. They do not need to take over the world.
There are other boutique audio hardware companies that do not take such a data-heavy approach and they are doing fine. As I hinted in my other comment, Sennheiser or Klipsch are examples.
Does Bose demand this much access to you and your data just to sell you a new WaveRadio or whatever? They even have a dedicated retail presence to maintain!
- lotsofpulp 6y ago> All they have to do is survive. They do not need to take over the world. Depends on their finances, and what the investors are looking to get out of it. And they may need to compete with the compensation offered by FAANG companies who can easily do it with perpetually rising market valuations. Ability to scale almost infinitely at almost zero marginal costs makes consumer tech products involving decent software quite a difficult business to be in.
- BostonEnginerd 6y agoBose did get caught vacuuming up user data: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bose-lawsuit/bose-headphones-spy-on-listeners-lawsuit-idUSKBN17L2BT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bose-lawsuit/bose-headpho... I do agree with your overall point though!
- consumer451 6y ago> All they have to do is survive. They do not need to take over the world. The is generally the antithesis of funds that invest in tech, is it not?
- tomc1985 6y agoIt is. Grow to super huge or die. What really needs to die are all these damn investment funds