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Not nearly as much profit as "winner takes all", as long as you are the winner. This is of course what everyone believes in the outset, a bit like the prisoner
by throwaway32 15y ago
Not nearly as much profit as "winner takes all", as long as you are the winner. This is of course what everyone believes in the outset, a bit like the prisoner dilemma really.
- joebadmo 15y agoI'm still holding out hope that an open, federated web is Google's ultimate play. They've demonstrated (Wave, Buzz) that they're willing to sink resources into it. Maybe they think if they can get enough traction, they can force the other social networks to open up. A guy can dream, can't he?
- michaelchisari 15y agoI think, if anyone's going to do it, Google's much more likely than Facebook, that's for sure. They still have a big incentive not to, though.
- joebadmo 15y agoDidn't they have just as much incentive not to when they released buzz and wave?
- michaelchisari 15y agoBuzz and Wave were different beasts in a lot of ways, although they're all in the "social" category. My question is, why wasn't this federated from the outset? Could have made even bigger headlines if they were like "Hey, Facebook, here's you connect your users to ours. [link to wiki/doc/etc]"