Pfft. Who needs AWS when you'll be as big as or bigger than AWS and Google Cloud

In a slide deck on its website, the company envisions eventually competing against Amazon.com's AWS cloud service and Google Cloud.

Not only that, but would a public company allow users to post whatever they want and not have the content moderated or deleted, and will the member never get banned? That is a major grip of his and part of the reason why he's creating this company.

Is Trump still in favor of eliminating section 230 protections now that he's starting his own media company?

They already are fairly cheap. TV manufacturers don't make much on them anymore. The margins keep shrinking.

Let's use Vizio as an example:

During the 3 month period ending June 30, 2020, they did $366.9 million in revenue for their devices segment (mainly TVs, but also soundbars). Gross profit was $40.2 million, giving their devices a margin of 10.96%.

During the same period for 2021, they did $355.6 million in revenue for their devices. Gross profit was $32.1 million resulting in a margin of 9.56%.

Now let's compare Devices to their Platform Plus segment (where they make money from ads, service subscription sign-ups, etc.):

For the 3 month period ending June 30, 2020, Platform Plus revenue was $26.6 million and gross profit was $17.8 million. Margin? 66.92%

For the 3 month period ending June 30, 2021, Platform Plus revenue was $65.5 million and gross profit was $47.5 million. Margin? 72.52%

So while Vizio device sales generate the majority of revenue, it's the Platform Plus segment that's more profitable.

Vizio even stated so in their IPO filing: "We believe that Platform Plus will be the key driver of our future margin growth and financial performance."

That means their devices will become less and less profitable over time. They even stated so in their most recent Financial Results and Outlook for Q2 2021: Devices: Gross margins to trend toward single digits over the coming quarters, more in line with long-term trend.

I'd say the fact that we get them is a problem.

Or perhaps they want to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand and turns into a bigger problem like with robocalls.

Within the U.S., it's mainly the MVNO's and service providers that cater to people with low usage needs (think prepaid) like Tello and H20

If this metaverse thing becomes real, I suppose that's what Dave Eggers will write about in a follow up novel he'll publish 8 years or so from now.

Now we hunt whales under the false guise of scientific research

Palm was acquired by TCL from HP (HP paid $1.2 billion for it in 2010) back in 2015

Interesting. That ant death spiral appears to be rotating clockwise. They must be southern hemisphere ants.

Google maps doesn't stream live video, does it?

Why hasn't Abbott revoked the school vaccine requirements for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Hepatitis B?

Can't blame it all on Covid shut down

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That's good to see. And being that it's an open source project, it shouldn't ruffle Adobe's feathers leading to a DMCA