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"you either really need a great product (that can't easily be cloned) or very strong network effects." Or a business model where advertising won't easily suppo
by meow 15y ago
"you either really need a great product (that can't easily be cloned) or very strong network effects."
Or a business model where advertising won't easily support the resources needed to provide the service. Theoretically storage is one such service, but I guess with dipping storage costs, the tipping point where its cost effective with advertising alone might have reached now.
- georgemcbay 15y agoStorage costs have been insanely cheap for a long time, the real dropping cost that is enabling this is bandwidth costs (commercial bandwidth costs, not last mile consumer ISP costs).