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> and to make use of it mandatory That was really the part I was most curious about. As the article points out, a lot of big tech has been trying to make their
by aliasxneo 2y ago
> and to make use of it mandatory
That was really the part I was most curious about. As the article points out, a lot of big tech has been trying to make their app economy "indispensable" to consumers, but competition seems to have thwarted that mostly. If Elon is saying he'll make it mandatory by other means, then I'm really curious to hear what he is saying on the subject.
- philistine 2y agoThwarted?? Can you run a business if you're not on Google Maps?
- aliasxneo 2y agoI think you missed the context. Thwarted in the sense that none of them have the necessity and reach of WeChat.
- philistine 2y agoThen can you run a business without Visa?
- aliasxneo 2y agoI feel like you're being a bit disingenuous. The article stated that market competition has mostly thwarted the attempts of any single big tech company reaching the levels that WeChat has in China. If you're proposing Visa has done that (across all categories, not just financial), I'd be curious to hear your proposal. To answer your question, though, Visa doesn't process payments for the dozen or so cannabis shops in my town and they are all thriving. I'm not saying it's common, or easy, but the answer is yes.
- philistine 2y agoWell you've disproven my point. Good work.
- TheNewsIsHere 2y agoYou absolutely can if you don’t have locations that are open to customers. What I hear from the marketing folks I work with is that these days it’s less about Google and more “if you’re not advertising on Facebook, you’re not advertising.” (US centric perspective.)