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> to do everything in the same app because they rightfully fear monopolies and over-consolidation of major corporations How is it different than Google, Micros
by dsego 3y ago
> to do everything in the same app because they rightfully fear monopolies and over-consolidation of major corporations
How is it different than Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc?
- phpisthebest 3y agoThey are not owned by Musk, and they support government censorship so they get a pass from many here
- katbyte 3y agoApple and Microsoft supports Goverment censorship?
- phpisthebest 3y agoSure under the nebulous charges of "hate Speech" and "Disinformation"
- NickC25 3y agoThe difference is that none of the corporations you listed have products that are effectively mandatory to use for one to exist in modern society. Helpful, yes. But mandatory? No. In China, it's borderline impossible to do anything if you don't have WeChat. It centralizes everything related to personal and professional life in China. Your rideshare app is not sharing data with your fitness app, or with your laundry service app. In China, there's 1 app. It centralizes everything.
- pests 3y agoIsn't it a little more complicated though? WeChat has turned into its own operating system offering and app store offering mini-programs that other companies can create. These mini-programs do work through WeChat and Tencent probably has all the data that goes into or through these mini-programs but couldn't the same be said about our current situation? In a way isn't that just like Android or iOS itself?
- octokatt 3y agoYou listed multiple companies. That's the difference. We debate Android vs. iOS (vs. awesome Linux shenanigans), or Microsoft vs. Apple vs. Linux. Those are choices. Most of the market is essentially duopolies, but that's a different issue than a pure monopoly.