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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9702981" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Define "best." Because at some point, we are getting into "Scorsese territory." </p><p></p><p>Remember that whole thing? When Martin Scorsese criticized superhero movies (the market leader) as not being real cinema? Or to use an example from a recent thread here (about AI, because of course it was) when someone complained that who cares if AI is making music, because all the pop music since the '90s was just ... I forget the turn of phrase, but it wasn't a compliment.</p><p></p><p>Or think about that guy ... the one who's like, "Yeah, I liked <em>that band</em> before everyone else did. Now? Their music sucks."</p><p></p><p>The thing about being the market leader is that you have to appeal to mass audience. And have you met other people? They suck. They don't like the same things you do. But the market leader has to appeal to them as well.</p><p></p><p>Companies that aren't market leaders can choose to appeal to niche audiences. Or they can try to innovate and give the audience something that they didn't know that they wanted. But if those companies get too successful, guess what? They become the market leader, and are stuck having to appeal to a broad base.</p><p></p><p>But I think it is always important to understand that "best" isn't an objective measure. What is best for you may not be best for person sitting next to you on the subway rocking a Kid Rock t-shirt and complaining about that guy who never called her back.</p><p></p><p>You just never know!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 9702981, member: 7023840"] Define "best." Because at some point, we are getting into "Scorsese territory." Remember that whole thing? When Martin Scorsese criticized superhero movies (the market leader) as not being real cinema? Or to use an example from a recent thread here (about AI, because of course it was) when someone complained that who cares if AI is making music, because all the pop music since the '90s was just ... I forget the turn of phrase, but it wasn't a compliment. Or think about that guy ... the one who's like, "Yeah, I liked [I]that band[/I] before everyone else did. Now? Their music sucks." The thing about being the market leader is that you have to appeal to mass audience. And have you met other people? They suck. They don't like the same things you do. But the market leader has to appeal to them as well. Companies that aren't market leaders can choose to appeal to niche audiences. Or they can try to innovate and give the audience something that they didn't know that they wanted. But if those companies get too successful, guess what? They become the market leader, and are stuck having to appeal to a broad base. But I think it is always important to understand that "best" isn't an objective measure. What is best for you may not be best for person sitting next to you on the subway rocking a Kid Rock t-shirt and complaining about that guy who never called her back. You just never know! [/QUOTE]
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