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The problem is users don’t necessarily want a fractured market. It’s convenient to have one vendor. In the short term, customers value the simplicity of having
by softwaredoug 4y ago
The problem is users don’t necessarily want a fractured market. It’s convenient to have one vendor. In the short term, customers value the simplicity of having just one search engine or e-commerce experience. They don’t think about the long term harms to them / the economy.
- clairity 4y agocustomers don't all want the same single vendor though, as we have varying needs (outside of true commodities).
- bediger4000 4y agoYeah. Tell that to Microsoft
- asdff 4y agoSpecialized vendors usually deliver better products than generalist vendors though because its simply harder to have expertise in all domains than a fewer number.
- flappyeagle 4y agocomputers change that to a large degree - your youtube is different than my youtube... but it's all youtube.