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> This kind of functionality needs to be delivered as a protocol so users can choose service providers who compete on price, features, and privacy instead of b
by epochwolf 13y ago
> This kind of functionality needs to be delivered as a protocol so users can choose service providers who compete on price, features, and privacy instead of being citizens of a particular platform (Facebook, Apple, Google, MSFT, or increasingly Dropbox).
How would this benefit dropbox?
- danielsiders 13y agoNot sure which you mean: - Their proprietary BaaS benefits them by consolidating all user data on their service and creates a greater incentive for users to upgrade to paying (or higher priced) plans. - Alternatively, structuring this as a portocol (as we've tried to do with Tent https://tent.io https://tent.io) benefits the entire ecosystem. It's a little like asking how the web would benefit AOL. Protocols can bust monopolies but increase the overall value of an ecosystem. You might go from controlling 50% of n to controlling 10% of 20*n. Open ecosystems can encourage innovation in ways that centralized services can't, often to the benefit of the centralized players.