2026-01-12 22:23:43

Large tech companies choosing a certain AI service are often not due to differences in model performance. The real decision point lies in distribution rights and market discourse.

Mastering default options is equivalent to mastering user habits. User habits accumulate data, and which platform the data flows to directly determines who can hold the high ground in the next AI economy.

This is not a technical competition; it is a contest for ecological niches. Whoever locks in the user's first choice first quietly controls the entire value chain.

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MEVSandwich

· 01-14 23:56

Wow, this is the real point. Performance is just a distraction; what really matters is locking in the user at that moment.

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ContractHunter

· 01-14 16:26

That really hits home. No wonder OpenAI is so popular now; it's just blocking the top choice for users. Actually, everyone is playing the ecosystem battle, which is much more important than performance.

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ChainWatcher

· 01-12 22:51

Basically, it's a land grab movement—whoever secures the default position wins. Technology is no longer that important.

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GasWaster

· 01-12 22:39

lmao yeah so it's just like... whoever gets picked first wins forever? feels like watching people fight over L1 dominance while ignoring the actual infrastructure costs. data = new gas fees i guess

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OPsychology

· 01-12 22:36

Basically, traffic is king, and performance is actually superficial. Whoever keeps users engaged wins.

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CryptoTherapist

· 01-12 22:34

ngl this is just talking about network effects with extra steps... the real trauma is watching devs build on the "wrong" platform and watching their bags get liquidated by ecosystem lock-in. have y'all checked your platform allocation? sounds like classic dependency anxiety to me.

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