Re:Google “We Have No Moat, and Neither Does OpenAI”
by kpw94 on Thursday May 04, 2023 @03:04PM
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The higher up failed to see the difference in "users", as well as use cases.
In Wikipedia, the user is same as the content creator: the general public, with a subset of it contributing to the Wikipedia content.
In OpenStreetMaps, one category of users are also creators: general public needs a "map" product, and a subset of them like contributing to the content.
But there's another category of users: businesses, who keep their hours/contact/reviews updated. OpenStreetMap doesn't have a nice UX for them.
As for use cases: underlying map data sure, but one needs strong navigation features, "turn right after the Starbucks", up-to-date traffic data.
This all makes it so different from Wikipedia vs Encarta.
In Wikipedia, the user is same as the content creator: the general public, with a subset of it contributing to the Wikipedia content.
In OpenStreetMaps, one category of users are also creators: general public needs a "map" product, and a subset of them like contributing to the content.
But there's another category of users: businesses, who keep their hours/contact/reviews updated. OpenStreetMap doesn't have a nice UX for them.
As for use cases: underlying map data sure, but one needs strong navigation features, "turn right after the Starbucks", up-to-date traffic data.
This all makes it so different from Wikipedia vs Encarta.