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More like: first they become the dominant acme provider, then the other ones go away so they are the only one left, and then they have you where they want you.
by throwaway81523 5y ago
More like: first they become the dominant acme provider, then the other ones go away so they are the only one left, and then they have you where they want you.
- tobltobs 5y agoThey have you where they want, you are willing to pay, ... but the close down the service anyway with a three months notice.
- pdkl95 5y ago> first they become the dominant acme provider The traditional way a big tech company becomes the dominant provider is to embrace an open interoperable protocol to minimize the friction of switching from another provider. Later, when they have captured enough of the market, they extend the protocol to gradually reduce the de facto interoperability with other providers to increase the friction of switching to any other provider. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2C_extend%2C_and_extin...