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Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by swalling on Thursday October 12, 2023 @12:33PM (#37859465)
Loom does not have a moat, which is why they were purchased by a platform that does have one.

It’s a very well-done feature, but there are increasingly other platforms (Slack, Dropbox) that offer features 80% as good for free.

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Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by kunalgupta on Thursday October 12, 2023 @12:45PM (#37859624)
It is not a very well done feature. It is among the most deterministic pieces of software I have ever used. Tella.tv and Screen Studio are well done pieces of software, but not Loom
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Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by ericjmorey on Thursday October 12, 2023 @01:44PM (#37860391)
How is deterministic bad in this scenario? What specifically is bad about Loom in your experience?
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Re:Atlassian to buy Loom for nearly $1B by flashgordon on Thursday October 12, 2023 @02:21PM (#37860897)
In this day and age you'd be surprised how "valuable" deterministic is. Imagine I go to a LinkedIn feed and just see the same feed on refreshes instead of engagement driving randomness?
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