These are interesting thoughts. I still wonder if the economic model is sustainable, as big platforms tend to need huge infrastructures with so much calculation power and space required that, despite the hype and millions of users, these businesses are barely profitable, and it's sometimes a loss-making activity.
Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
I would imagine that search will be as profitable as it has always been (the most profitable software industry in the world!), specialised tools will be profitable as they will be able to price accordingly.
I think where some will fail is trying to offer free services funded by advertising, I have a feeling ad revenue will not be significant enough to offset operational costs, but I could be proven wrong on that, obviously it depends on how GPU intensive each operation is etc!
Oh and thanks on the banner...created by AI (or at least the 4 images are and my Profile pic) 🤣💗
Pretty cool banner @grahamthedev BTW.
These are interesting thoughts. I still wonder if the economic model is sustainable, as big platforms tend to need huge infrastructures with so much calculation power and space required that, despite the hype and millions of users, these businesses are barely profitable, and it's sometimes a loss-making activity.
Well it depends on the use cases.
I would imagine that search will be as profitable as it has always been (the most profitable software industry in the world!), specialised tools will be profitable as they will be able to price accordingly.
I think where some will fail is trying to offer free services funded by advertising, I have a feeling ad revenue will not be significant enough to offset operational costs, but I could be proven wrong on that, obviously it depends on how GPU intensive each operation is etc!
Oh and thanks on the banner...created by AI (or at least the 4 images are and my Profile pic) 🤣💗
yeah, I figured ^^.
This sector requires so much investments. It does not seem that "open" to everyone.
You're probably right on the Ads. This model will have to change.