New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Is the $199 Rabbit R1 a loss leader for data collection

Ask HN: Is the $199 Rabbit R1 a loss leader for data collection
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I've been following the recent launch of the Rabbit R1. Given its surprisingly low price point relative to Humane's Ai Pin and the Meta Smart Glasses, I'm curious about the business strategy behind it. Do you think Rabbit R1 is priced as a loss leader? More specifically, is it possible that the low price is a strategy to attract a large user base and then monetize through the sale of user data? Rabbit's privacy policy [1] states: > we are committed to never selling or sharing your data with any third party, under any circumstances without your formal, explicit permission. How sustainable do you think this pricing model is and what are implications for user privacy? [1] https://ift.tt/feqpTXF