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VisiCalc, CP/M, BlackBerry and Yahoo definitely got a golden goose; it's long after establishing their dominance that they failed at maintaining it.
by shakow 8mo ago
VisiCalc, CP/M, BlackBerry and Yahoo definitely got a golden goose; it's long after establishing their dominance that they failed at maintaining it.
- stingraycharles 8mo agoIsn’t that exactly what’s being discussed re: OpenAI? They seemed unstoppable a few years ago, but have lost quite a bit of reputation and their position of technical lead.
- shakow 8mo agoWhat I mean is that the one I cited were first movers that actually found a golden goose, then got ousted years/decades later for various reasons. For now at least, OpenAI has not found a golden goose (i.e. made a lot of money) yet.
- wickedsight 8mo ago> have lost quite a bit of reputation in the tech world, maybe. All my 'normie' friends are using ChatGPT though and have no concept of their reputation, nor intention of switching. Most people I know are hardly even aware of alternatives, even of Gemini, though everyone has a Google account. I personally also use ChatGPT and have zero reason not to, currently. I might switch if they royally mess up, but everything they've messed up has been fixed within a day.
- XorNot 8mo agoBut would they pay for it? That's the difference.
- famouswaffles 8mo agoMore people pay for ChatGPT than any other Consumer AI service by far, and when ads rollout, it won't matter that much.
- stingraycharles 8mo ago“consumer” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here, I’d be curious to know how it compares to overall AI usage (ie including professionals using it).
- famouswaffles 8mo agoIt's not. By consumer, I simply mean the respective apps, not API Usage. I'm not excluding "professionals" lol.
- stingraycharles 8mo agoMy normie friends aren’t paying several hundred of $ a month on their services, though.