Facebook (and Cambridge Analytica) is another example. > If Microsoft manages to eliminate the competition, they'll lose the incentive to build good stuff, jus

Facebook (and Cambridge Analytica) is another example. > If Microsoft manages to eliminate the competition, they'll lose the incentive to build good stuff, just like they have in the past. Typical strategy. You provide a good and cheap product until you reach a relative majority of a market and customer lock-in, then quietly slow down on the free improvements and start extracting money from the users.