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by oDot 651 days ago
Exactly right.

Watch apps will compete on consumer-facing features like the recommendation algorithm -- maybe they'll offer several, or just one that differentiates them.

Hosting providers will compete on producer-facing features, like advertising, content policies, analytics, etc.

If a user is displeased with either, they can take all of their content/activity history and leave.