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Partially true, but let's not pretend that when trends are set by the companies of the size of Google or Apple, they are still following the customer's will the
by Xeamek 3y ago
Partially true, but let's not pretend that when trends are set by the companies of the size of Google or Apple, they are still following the customer's will the same way some small, or even medium sized company does.
They have enough power to shape the landscape itself, and as such they can drastically steer the outcome of "customer needs"
- marcinzm 3y ago>companies of the size of Google or Apple Neither of them used to be the giants they are but overall they made solutions that their customers (who are, btw, advertisers in Google's case) wanted and bought over larger existing competitors. Apple's market cap has increased 500x since the late 90s.
- Xeamek 3y agoYe and? Obviously they entered the market with simply good products, but that doesn't change the fact that now they have a lot of power that comes simply from their size. Im not saying its their only advantage, just that it plays big role. But also, common now. Today's platform lockins are much more impactful then anything we had in the 90'. And you don't compete with Google's product anymore, but rather you compete with ecosystem that half of the world bought in. Which makes it practically impossible to be a viable alternative