undefined | Better HN

0 pointsfreedomben1y ago0 comments

Agree, he is doing both. But if he's competing in the marketplace, it seems pretty off base for Open AI to tell him he should be competing in the marketplace. So I think my criticism stands.

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

nativeit1y ago· 2 in thread

I don’t think their suggestion ever implies that he isn’t.

freedombenOP1y ago

If the believed he already was competing in the marketplace, then what would be the point of saying "he should be competing in the marketplace rather than the courtroom." ? I'm genuinely trying to understand what I'm missing here because it seems illogical to tell someone they should do something they are already doing.

shkkmo1y ago

What you are missing is the context of this phrase. It is almost exclusively used when talking about two entities are already competitors.

Some of your confusion may come because this phrase is intended neither as a statement of fact, nor a course of suggested action. It is instead a rhetorical flourish intended to imply that one company has a subpar product and is using the legal system to make up for that.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse