kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources saywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·7 months agoWhy though? Why would they give up their trade secrets? They have a global market.
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThey 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.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoYeah that’s certainly possible. I just don’t think it will go the way people are thinking.
Why though? Why would they give up their trade secrets? They have a global market.
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.
Yeah that’s certainly possible. I just don’t think it will go the way people are thinking.