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Somethings that may or may not play a role: zero marginal cost? lack of regulation? marketplace? geography(or lack there of)? high cost of switching?(ie. tr
by sharemywin 8y ago
Somethings that may or may not play a role:
zero marginal cost?
lack of regulation?
marketplace? geography(or lack there of)?
high cost of switching?(ie. training all your employees not to use Microsoft office)
- PaulHoule 8y agoAs opposed to "lack of regulation" how about regulatory capture? That is, a larger organization may have more power to get what it wants relative to the government and other institutions. I've heard it suggested that large conglomerates dominate the economy in South Korea because of that, also a cynical take on the telecom industry is that it is all about manipulating the government, or that academic publishing is about manipulating academics, etc.
- sharemywin 8y agofrom a legal environment prospective for google, facebook etc. it's the combination of DMCA, neutrality, click wrap agreements, copyright law, patents law, Securities law etc that created the perfect legal environment for them to grow so fast. but, I'm not sure they influenced that law before they grew big. So, let's call it favorable regulatory environment. your in the right industry at the right time.
- PaulHoule 8y agoI remember when the DMCA was being written, back then the EFF was all against it. A few years ago they were trying to save it!