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That also explains why carriers are obsessed with buying media companies; they just can't let go of their dreams of a walled garden.
by boplicity 4y ago
That also explains why carriers are obsessed with buying media companies; they just can't let go of their dreams of a walled garden.
- ascagnel_ 4y agoCarriers are doing their best to avoid becoming a "dumb pipe" utility-style service where other people make all the money.
- dreamcompiler 4y agoI call this "the plumbing law of the internet business."
- pjc50 4y agoThe unspoken question: who does get to make all the money? At which point should the quasi-monopoly with the moat be? Hardware manufacturer? Retailer? Mobile carrier? ISP? Search engine? Social network? All of those companies have valuations which assume they'll work towards capturing most of the value, leaving the others competed away to nothing ..