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The main feudal lords map to the Four internet giants - Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. Each has a dislocated jaw and a growing appetite to consume entire i
by Cherian_Abraham 14y ago
The main feudal lords map to the Four internet giants - Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. Each has a dislocated jaw and a growing appetite to consume entire industries.
As they grow, our implicit trust in our Feudal lords, without any kind of Transparency in return is a dangerous thing.
- B-Con 14y agoDon't forget Microsoft. They still control more endpoints than anyone else and they're entering the cloud and mobile market, albeit late.
- mtgx 14y agoApple is an Internet giant? When did that happen?
- dclusin 14y agoWith the release of the iPhone. One example of this was that Apple was able to use their clout to successfully sideline flash in favor of HTML5. That's not to say the technology industry was in love with flash prior to the iPhone, but the iPhone gave apple the sufficient stature to dictate what happens in the mobile technology arena.