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What is there to compete for? Video hosting is a money-losing business unless you have exclusives, like Floatplane.
by c7DJTLrn 5y ago
What is there to compete for? Video hosting is a money-losing business unless you have exclusives, like Floatplane.
- endless1234 5y agoWhat is floatplane, never heard of it? Seemingly an yt competitor by a somewhat popular youtuber. App on Android has "10k+" installs. Isn't it _way_ too early to say it wouldn't be a money losing business?
- oblio 5y agoMy guess is that the commenter is either a Floatplane insider or possibly just optimistic :-)
- throwaway3699 5y agoThink of Floatplane as more of a Patreon competitor with a video component, than a YouTube competitor.
- bobsmooth 5y agoLinus' goal for Floatplane is "If it doesn't fly, it'll at least float." There's only 20 creators on it and it's intended to compliment YouTube, not replace it.
- human_error 5y agoWhat's floatplane? Hadn't heard of it. The website doesn't say much.
- pcmill 5y agoFloatplane is a video service built by the people behind the popular Youtube channel LinusTechTips. It is not a direct competitor to Youtube though. The platform makes it easier to let paying fans get videos earlier but it is not meant to build an audience.