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I would have thought the smaller countries would have an easier time of it - they don't have to build as big. Sorta like how Scandinavia got high speed interne

I would have thought the smaller countries would have an easier time of it - they don't have to build as big. Sorta like how Scandinavia got high speed internet rolled out much faster then more populous countries.

fuoqi 6y ago
Don't forget about network effects. Assuming we are talking about centralized solutions, value of social networks (and of similar services) rises super-linearly compared to its total number of users. So it's another factor why it's much easier for big countries to build their independent infrastructure compared to a smaller ones.
- mech422 6y ago
  >>Don't forget about network effects. Hyper-localized services are also popular - 'neighborhood' and local shopping, etc. I really don't see making services for say, 35ish million population like Canada, has being difficult compared to making services for 320ish million like the US has. There are a number of social media,etc. that get 50M MAUs, so its not a 'google scale' problem by any means. edit: grammar