I would like to get HNers opinion on the following: How can one unseat a giant like Youtube ? I sometimes feel its a lost opportunity as I was not able to code around the time people created Youtube.
As youtube already captured the desktop video streaming and most of the mobiles, a possibility will arise only if a new platform awaits.. like VR, or IoT.., these things would give an early bird ticket for the competition arena..
And, i am slightly eyeing on the possibilities for a Video streaming services in IoT field., Say for example, streaming vids in your fridge, roof, doors or whatever..
There's a reason image hosting sites are everywhere, but no one is hosting video. It's just too expensive, and you can't make a return.
If we had some kind of peer-to-peer, decentralized video sharing platform, so we could share videos without region restrictions, and without worrying about paying for bandwidth or storage, we might be on to something. Something like torrents, but I'd need to be able to post a link here, and you could click it, and stream the video in your browser from other users.
Partnering with juicy powers is a better bet.
There will be somesite, someday that will takedown youtube.
Vimeo is big but nothing compared to the gaint Youtube