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Supermarkets are not marketplaces. Amazon is. This is well thought out and it’s a very clear distinction. If Wal-Mart started allowing anyone to set up shop an
by fcarraldo 7y ago
Supermarkets are not marketplaces. Amazon is. This is well thought out and it’s a very clear distinction.
If Wal-Mart started allowing anyone to set up shop and sell there, it would be a more apt comparison.
Apple and Google will have to spin out divisions that sell apps on their app stores. They can still partner under this plan, but must be independent entities. What’s the problem there?
- d1zzy 7y agoSo people would have to pay money for the official Gmail application? I sure hope not!
- majewsky 7y agoIt always amuses me how people spend 4$ on a cup of coffee, but refuse to pay 99 cents for an essential productivity tool. If payed GMail means that they actually listen to their users when desigining their interfaces, it sounds like a positive change.