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>> equally competitive open source and freedom respecting alternatives will eventually become available. Software is relatively easy. Networks effects are hard
by minthd 11y ago
>> equally competitive open source and freedom respecting alternatives will eventually become available.
Software is relatively easy. Networks effects are hard. And there's no indication for free/open projects to be good at achieving network effect and stealing network effects from incumbents.
- lovemenot 11y agoWhat about the World Wide Web? Doesn't it meet your criteria of free/open and also has achieved network effects to a t? Not sure which incumbent WWW stole from, but why should that be necessary anyway?
- pjc50 11y agoThe WWW has ""stolen"" from the ""incumbents"" of television, libraries, walled-garden dialup services, newspapers, publishing, retail, travel, and telcos.