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I cannot imagine being the CEO of a software company and proudly proclaiming that some other software — which we do not make and can easily be had very cheap or

I cannot imagine being the CEO of a software company and proudly proclaiming that some other software — which we do not make and can easily be had very cheap or for free— is better fit for purpose than what we’ve been able to accomplish in over a decade with almost a thousand employees, and expecting that to impress investors or users or both. Like that would be like the Chipotle CEO proudly announcing that they’re firing their workers because they’re getting all of their ingredients from Taco Bell now due to “Taco Bell’s system being so much easier to operate” and “Taco Bell is so cheap and they have so many locations”

SpicyLemonZest 1y ago
Chipotle already doesn't manufacture the vast majority of their ingredients. Their business consists of delivering supplier-originated ingredients to a standardized storefront in your city and consistently assembling them into a quality burrito, with small amounts of prep work for things which can't be consistently sourced locally and in-store cooking for things which must be prepared fresh. I don't know where people get this idea that packaging and assembly are trivial tasks you can't build a business around.
- jrflowers 1y ago
  You make a good point. Chipotle sources locally, cooks things in-store and sells fresh things, none of which are things that any Taco Bell does, so it would really be funny for them to announce that they are switching to being a place that puts Chipotle wrappers on Taco Bell food rather than what they have an established reputation for doing.
- nitwit005 1y ago
  That's not really accurate. Like many chains, they have distribution centers that are doing food prep work with better economy of scale. It would be quite surprising for there to be some other company with capacity to supply thousands of restaurants with exactly what you need.
- slt2021 1y ago
  US Foods and Sysco supply most of the restaurants, literally every single restaurant food you see is just a minimum wage wrapper around US Foods/Sysco produce
criloz2 1y ago
Those CEOs are killing their companies with this AI hype.

SpicyLemonZest 1y ago

Chipotle already doesn't manufacture the vast majority of their ingredients. Their business consists of delivering supplier-originated ingredients to a standardized storefront in your city and consistently assembling them into a quality burrito, with small amounts of prep work for things which can't be consistently sourced locally and in-store cooking for things which must be prepared fresh. I don't know where people get this idea that packaging and assembly are trivial tasks you can't build a business around.

jrflowers 1y ago
You make a good point. Chipotle sources locally, cooks things in-store and sells fresh things, none of which are things that any Taco Bell does, so it would really be funny for them to announce that they are switching to being a place that puts Chipotle wrappers on Taco Bell food rather than what they have an established reputation for doing.
nitwit005 1y ago
That's not really accurate. Like many chains, they have distribution centers that are doing food prep work with better economy of scale. It would be quite surprising for there to be some other company with capacity to supply thousands of restaurants with exactly what you need.
slt2021 1y ago
US Foods and Sysco supply most of the restaurants, literally every single restaurant food you see is just a minimum wage wrapper around US Foods/Sysco produce

criloz2 1y ago

Those CEOs are killing their companies with this AI hype.