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We see the consequences of a non-open Internet every day where we work in Uganda. It is common there for people to have "social bundles" that only work for Face
by azundo 10y ago
We see the consequences of a non-open Internet every day where we work in Uganda. It is common there for people to have "social bundles" that only work for Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc. Our users believe they have Internet access but don't understand why data from our app is not syncing when Facebook is working. It's a large barrier for us and adds a huge moat for the incumbents. We're considering more integration over WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger so we too can benefit from the cheaper data but that only locks us into those platforms and strengthens their position.
- botverse 10y agoThis is eye opening and a perfectly plausible future for new startups in the us and europe.
- MarkSummer 10y ago> We see the consequences of a non-open Internet every day where we work in Uganda. It is common there for people to have "social bundles" that only work for Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc. This is an important perspective. Recommend sharing this insight with the article author to consider appending to their original article.
- lsseckman 10y agoThis is a really good example of the pitfalls here. All the way down to the micro-level decision influences.