Not saying this was the result of lobbying,
But things like this happen as a result of lobbying all the time
The incentive is clear
What I’m talking about is cronyism, the American version of it, which is not the same as capitalism
The rot of cronyism is usually at the root
If you’re confused about this move, one of GoPro’s largest competitors is being banned by the FCC.
DJI is no longer be able to receive FCC approval to sell new wireless enabled products in the US - including cameras - due to suspected espionage. Old products are available and
This also aged like wine.
It gets deeper too. Today it's "give me an MCP for my agents to use your product, and no, I don't want YoUr agents"
Pivot or someone who will give me what I want gets my business.
At Google Venture a decade ago we searched for AI enabled companies and came up dry. That has changed. AI is going to eat software companies. Primarily because it creates entire new UX that incumbents can’t adopt without breaking their product. 10 year hypercycle just started.
