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> One could say the same about search, browsers, image/video/text sharing, smartphones and yet, moats were built. Most of these built moats through widespread
by nkozyra 2y ago
> One could say the same about search, browsers, image/video/text sharing, smartphones and yet, moats were built.
Most of these built moats through widespread adoption by being first or best.
And in almost every case adoption requires an investment by a consumer, who is unlikely to switch because there's a cost incurred. Switching phones, browsers, social media platforms come with real costs that we don't see with LLM vendors, where you can switch one with another with twenty minutes of work.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoWhat about search engines?
- toasterlovin 2y agoGoogle paid for browser deals. The address bar is what customers couldn’t easily switch.
- n_ary 2y ago> Switching phones, browsers, social media platforms come with real costs that we don't see with LLM vendors Unfortunately, these LLMs are marketed to enterprise(B2B) and not regular consumers(only beta test at exorbitant costs). In world of enterprise, switching out to save costs takes many years or even decades as the user of the product is far removed from the decision maker who buys it.