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People have made endless points about how ISPs and last-mile providers will hurt the consumer and the small video startup. I don't dispute those. But, IMHO, in
by HillaryBriss 8y ago
People have made endless points about how ISPs and last-mile providers will hurt the consumer and the small video startup. I don't dispute those.
But, IMHO, independent of that, the behavior of Alphabet has been less and less charitable to the little guy over the last few years too, especially in the area of android app development. (e.g. they recently eliminated their "free-forever" policy on the use of android map/location/place APIs in apps).
To me it seems that now, in one more way, the internet landscape is more fully dominated by giant corporations. Even more of the little players will be permanently confined to nickel-and-dime sidelines.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoThere's an incredibly ironic undertone to an article suggesting two of the world's largest global monopolies should expand their reach to better be able to beat other, smaller regional corporations.
- lkbm 8y agoSmaller regional corporations with local monopolies.