Comment on Ask HN: What is the long term purpose of Google releasing free offline models?parentComments−filupOP3moYou don't need the google ecosystem at all to utilize them though how does this keep me there whatsoever?−freakynit3moIt keeps "branding" intact. This is similar to red-bull spending $3 BILLION annually on marketing... it's to keep the brand alive in the minds of folks and "associate" them as kinda the de-facto in given industry.
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You don't need the google ecosystem at all to utilize them though how does this keep me there whatsoever?
It keeps "branding" intact. This is similar to red-bull spending $3 BILLION annually on marketing... it's to keep the brand alive in the minds of folks and "associate" them as kinda the de-facto in given industry.