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I can't wait for the day the car companies want a cut of every business "their car" delivered you to

dogma1138 5y ago
Uber tried to do that with restaurants you essentially book a reservation and ride through uber you can even preorder the food through the app.
- whymauri 5y ago
  Did Uber lose the self-driving car race yet? Please tell me they did.
  - judge2020 5y ago
    > Uber sells self-driving unit https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/uber-sells-self-driving-unit-uber-atg-in-deal-that-will-push-auroras-valuation-to-10b/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/uber-sells-self-driving-un... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25337553 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25337553
    - whymauri 5y ago
      thank god
  - 8note 5y ago
    Google's still in it, so you could still expect to be giving google a cut of everything that happens on one
tracer4201 5y ago
Everything seems to have a subscription model these days. In my personal opinion, I’d rather pay for a service I really want instead of this “free” model where it annoys me with ads. I don’t fully understand the value proposition of Ticketed Spaces, although to be honest I understand the value proposition of social media - it seems to be voyeurism and exhibitionism with folks pretending to have a lifestyle that’s not sustainable or real in the first place. I cancelled my Prime membership because as a paying Prime member, I don’t think my search results should be plastered with ads. I already paid you for a premium experience. Don’t insult me with cheap Chinese flea market garbage.
- cvwright 5y ago
  Don’t think that Twitter will suddenly stop showing you ads just because you paid them. They really are fundamentally an advertising company. The microblogging thing is just how they get eyeballs onto their ads. We’ve been here before, with cable TV. And before that, with newspapers and magazines.
  - 8note 5y ago
    A paying customer is a better target for ads, too. They've already shown the willingness to pay for something
echelon 5y ago
This is the best analogy I have ever read for what big tech is doing. Apple and Google are unreasonable monopolies, and they shouldn't have total platform control.
newbie578 5y ago
Great analogy, I just fear the classic answer will popup “Imagine if you wish to sell your product inside Walmart”...

Uber tried to do that with restaurants you essentially book a reservation and ride through uber you can even preorder the food through the app.

whymauri 5y ago
Did Uber lose the self-driving car race yet? Please tell me they did.
- judge2020 5y ago
  > Uber sells self-driving unit https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/uber-sells-self-driving-unit-uber-atg-in-deal-that-will-push-auroras-valuation-to-10b/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/uber-sells-self-driving-un... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25337553 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25337553
  - whymauri 5y ago
    thank god
- 8note 5y ago
  Google's still in it, so you could still expect to be giving google a cut of everything that happens on one

tracer4201 5y ago

Everything seems to have a subscription model these days. In my personal opinion, I’d rather pay for a service I really want instead of this “free” model where it annoys me with ads. I don’t fully understand the value proposition of Ticketed Spaces, although to be honest I understand the value proposition of social media - it seems to be voyeurism and exhibitionism with folks pretending to have a lifestyle that’s not sustainable or real in the first place. I cancelled my Prime membership because as a paying Prime member, I don’t think my search results should be plastered with ads. I already paid you for a premium experience. Don’t insult me with cheap Chinese flea market garbage.

cvwright 5y ago
Don’t think that Twitter will suddenly stop showing you ads just because you paid them. They really are fundamentally an advertising company. The microblogging thing is just how they get eyeballs onto their ads. We’ve been here before, with cable TV. And before that, with newspapers and magazines.
- 8note 5y ago
  A paying customer is a better target for ads, too. They've already shown the willingness to pay for something

echelon 5y ago

This is the best analogy I have ever read for what big tech is doing. Apple and Google are unreasonable monopolies, and they shouldn't have total platform control.

newbie578 5y ago

Great analogy, I just fear the classic answer will popup “Imagine if you wish to sell your product inside Walmart”...