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I’m intrigued why companies are fighting so hard over what really should be a simple/boring commodity bit of software. There must be a good reason for it, give
by bennyelv 5y ago
I’m intrigued why companies are fighting so hard over what really should be a simple/boring commodity bit of software. There must be a good reason for it, given the huge amount of investment.
What’s the game of 4-d chess that I’m not seeing?
- swiley 5y agoSystem software gives you a ton of control over the user. It's easy to say "oops that doesn't work" when they use apps that don't make you money or give you more control. With an app the user would just install something else but switching OSes means work, not just installation but adopting the differing paradigms.
- willis936 5y agoAsk the same of adtech. The attention economy has wealth in mindshare. No one knows who IBM is but everyone knows who Microsoft is for one reason: everyone runs Windows.