• Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    1 年前

    Why though? Why would they give up their trade secrets? They have a global market.

    • Jesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 年前

      They could sell the user accounts and content and let another company clip that into their own recommendation algo.

      I’ve been a part of a few tech acquisitions that have worked this way. They keep their secret sauce but hand over the community.

        • Jesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 年前

          It would come down to price. I’m sure someone would pay for the content, accounts, and brand. But what dollar amount are we talking about when the algo isn’t on the table.

        • Serinus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 年前

          The algorithm either isn’t as valuable as they believe or the government’s concern is legitimate and we have a real problem.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 年前

        Yeah that’s certainly possible. I just don’t think it will go the way people are thinking.