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>Apple vs ad-tech is a really interesting battle. It shows the immense power Apple has in the consumer market today, where they can affect some of the largest b
by ramesh31 5y ago
>Apple vs ad-tech is a really interesting battle. It shows the immense power Apple has in the consumer market today, where they can affect some of the largest businesses in the US unilaterally.
It shows that Facebook positioning itself as a "platform" in the first place is total nonsense. That's why Zuck wanted Oculus to succeed so bad. He knows he is at the mercy of actual platform providers like Apple and Google for everything.
- wutbrodo 5y agoI don't see why it needs to be a binary descriptor. They can be a platform that's itself built on platform(s): in fact, most platforms are. Full vertical integration is not that common.