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She did say - “At that time, in situ “applications” like bookstores, post offices, and auctions had a service gap: location dependence. You had to be at the pl
by mostertoaster 5y ago
She did say -
“At that time, in situ “applications” like bookstores, post offices, and auctions had a service gap: location dependence. You had to be at the place. That limited access to folks with time & transportation. It limited access even for wealthy, well-connected college kids.”
Essentially saying in this case everyone was marginalized. Though I guess you’re right in that might diminish the point because the “data-driven” approach could be used to target these large groups of “marginalized” people.
- taeric 5y agoI cede that I'm not sure it kills the point. Does dull it, though. Amazon becoming a thing was very much a business investment from the beginning. There is also the very inconvenient fact that the value at the margin will, almost by definition, be lower than the majority. The only way to turn that, is by capturing the full margin. You can see this with starlink. Getting some rural coverage for internet is not a large value proposition. Capturing all rural internet is.