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Ask HN: Why are startups suddenly branding themselves the "OS" for [thing]?
- rvz 1y agoBecause in reality, they don't have a no clue on what they are doing and they frequently compare themselves to Apple.
- bigyabai 1y agoApple - inventor of the App Store, the microkernel, and apparently the operating system too. It feels more like they're both tapping into a common marketing vein of "professional-grade" tools that are developed to minimum-viable standards.
- d00mB0t 1y agoCloud AI OS...Oh my!
- lwo32k 1y agoCuz Investors love hearing how you can milk both sides - producers and consumers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_economy So startups tell them what they want to hear. When one gets funding everyone else copies the pitch.