added by sari · updated 2y ago
Hardware as a Moat - Adventuring
- In addition, unlike another apps on your phone, which are all behind the black glass screen, hardware is visible. You can see your Peloton bike in your house, your Core trainer on your desk or bedside table. And by being visible, and by being well-designed, they beckon to you to use them and experience the tactile, live user experience with them.
from Hardware as a Moat - Adventuring by Shripriya Mahesh
sari added 3y ago
- In a crowded software market, hardware can be your moat. The most successful of these companies is Peloton. If you buy a bike (or presumably a Tread), to just get your hardware to turn on, you have to pay Peloton $39 a month for a subscription. And while your parents’ generation ended up using exercise equipment mainly as a clothes horse, these new... See more
from Hardware as a Moat - Adventuring by Shripriya Mahesh
sari added 3y ago