[tangjeff0]

I suppose that's a function of how large the market can be, and how badly it wants to consolidate.

1. Market: If the pie doesn't grow, you may be right. If, however, these become new platforms, with the majority of use cases and user value occurring in the future, then there's certainly room for many existing players to succeed, and for brand new players to. Most people don't even take notes. What if knowledge management looks different in 10 years?

2. Consolidation: Notetaking is pretty singleplayer and subjective right now. Until there are "network effects", reasons why people would want to purposefully join the same network, a lot of it will simply come down to taste. Note: network effects does not simply mean real-time collaboration.

[takeiteasyy]

You're right on here, but don't underestimate the network effect of Extensions for Roam.

[tangjeff0]

True. Roam Extensions have been poorly managed so far, making it extremely difficult for extension developers to develop and maintain. Maybe that'll change, but an open platform is generally better for innovation.

Another use case that goes beyond individual notetaking is collaborative knowledge management for organizations. So far Roam's collaborative features have been lacking to say the least.

So basically a Github vs Gitlab scenario. Both are extremely valuable companies. One is more for individuals, the other for enterprises. Knowledge management can go broad and deep, and we're only processing and collecting more information. Never underestimate a growing problem/market.