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This is going to make it difficult for small startups to compete.
by brap 5y ago
This is going to make it difficult for small startups to compete.
- m4lvin 5y agoWhy? (Note that the idea is to force the big players to allow interop with small ones, but small startups are not forced to do anything.)
- cube2222 5y agoThis only applies to companies with a market capitalization of at least 75 billion euro.
- AniseAbyss 5y agoOn the contrary it is literally the only way to beat the big platforms that already have a billion users.
- tsimionescu 5y agoSince right now it's so easy to compete with WhatsApp? On the contrary, the whole point of this law is to make it not just easy, but even possible for alternative messaging providers to compete.
- MereInterest 5y agoWhat's the reasoning for that? I think the opposite is true, because open protocols allow a startup to interact with existing users, without needing to overcome the hard barrier of network effects. Closed protocols only help entrenched groups, and are actively harmful to both users and startups.