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>Before breaking them up, we should see whether they are not just disrupted by a small player beating them out of the market Like Youtube, Instagram, or WhatsA
by flyGuyOnTheSly 8y ago
>Before breaking them up, we should see whether they are not just disrupted by a small player beating them out of the market
Like Youtube, Instagram, or WhatsApp perhaps?
Jokes aside, I don't see how an internet giant who is flush with cash and data in 2018 would fail to see the next biggest thing and acquire it before it grew large enough to knock them off their pedestals.
- m_ke 8y agoYes, Google, Apple and Facebook know more about these startups than the companies themselves. Google has an insider look at all of your metrics, your market and your competitors through the combination of search, Gmail, Android, Google play, maps, YouTube, Google analytics, adwords and Google Ventures. Same goes for Facebook and Apple. On top of that they are the gatekeepers to the main platforms and can kill you if you refuse to play along.
- amdelamar 8y agoThey totally are gatekeepers. And don't forget Microsoft too. They own the horse-racing arena, and have a horse in every race too.