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by und3rw4t3rp00ps 4336 days ago
Nice try, blatant GoPro investor. GoPro isn't nearly as stable a mark as people give it credit for. It's not synonymous with a unique product or service so much as an invented product. This new Polaroid entrant will be dubbed the "cheap GoPro" so much, it'll become a "GoPro". Millions of moms all across the world will buy their sons and daughters the cheap GoPro. The more successful GoPro's competitors become - the more "GoPro" they become. Until everything is Kleenex and Xerox and nothing matters. Side note, I wish my beloved Zombie Kodak was as playful as Polaroid.
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> Nice try, blatant GoPro investor

Lol..umm...no. I actually don't get the whole GoPro craze, but I do know that Polaroid doesn't stand a chance, even if they have a better product. I'm not investing in either.