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Bluestein
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How the BIC Cristal ballpoint pen became ubiquitou...
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From pens to ChatGPT. What a ride.-
arccy
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Every feature Google / Apple releases gets millions of users in days. ChatGPT is but a fad that has no moat.
Bluestein
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A fad valuated in the billions ...
loloquwowndueo
4 months ago
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Plenty of overvalued fads during bubbles (see the dotcom bubble).
bgnn
4 months ago
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Current valuation is not relevant in the context of history, yet.
stockerta
4 months ago
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For now...
Traubenfuchs
4 months ago
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...Apple sold less than a million Apple Visions.
loloquwowndueo
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Ah, I see you edited your original comment which read something like “ChatGPT might be the most successful product, millions of users in only a few days”.
loloquwowndueo
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It’s a service not a product.
Bluestein
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Just thinking out loud - in terms of adoption might be up there regardless. But, fair point.-
irjustin
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It's not an apples-apples comparison. Logistics and physical sales is a massive barrier.
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Not to mention, ownership.
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From pens to ChatGPT. What a ride.-