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Companies compete with each other and there are winners and losers. When Google rolled out free Google Maps and navigation apps, they were directly attacking c

by credo 16y ago

Companies compete with each other and there are winners and losers. When Google rolled out free Google Maps and navigation apps, they were directly attacking companies like Garmin and TomTom Now frankly, it is reasonable to sympathize with many companies whose paid offerings are under attack by "free" products, but would you ask Google to recognize itself as a "superpower" and stop killing GPS navigation companies ?

davidw 16y ago
> Companies compete with each other and there are winners and losers. The unnerving thing about this industry, though, is that sometimes this "winning and losing" is fast and close to total, whereas in other industries, many players can continue to compete in the same field. Think about Microsoft's share of desktop operating systems at their peak vs car companies.
- glhaynes 16y ago
  What examples of that can you think of other than Windows? Edit: and things that were extensions of the Windows monopoly such as IE.
  - davidw 16y ago
    VHS standard, eBay, Microsoft Office probably merits its own entry. x86 in terms of desktop hardware.