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"Tech, and the web especially, often approaches a zero-sum game." Why do you think that? Since 2000, how many brand-new companies and brand-new industries have
by edanm 9y ago
"Tech, and the web especially, often approaches a zero-sum game."
Why do you think that? Since 2000, how many brand-new companies and brand-new industries have been created, from scratch? Doesn't look very zero-sum to me.
- freyir 9y agoEntire categories are strongly dominated by one or occasionally two deeply-entrenched players. In the US: Search: Google Online shopping: Amazon Cloud: Amazon, Microsoft distant second Rideshare: Uber, Lyft distant second Social media and messaging: Facebook, Snapchat Digital advertising: Google, Facebook Music (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google) and video streaming (Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Google, Amazon) might be most diversified. Cloud (Amazon, Google Relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16024061 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16024061