Re: The Cable Model and The Internet Model - http://avc.com/2014...
Nov 16, 2014
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"Fred, the internet has no monopolies but has gatekeepers than can make or break virtually any startup. Those are the new "monopolies" against which the tech ecosystem has little or no leverage. Apple or Google can decide which app gets out or in, or featured or not. Facebook and Google can tweak their algorithm or terms of services and ruin any business because they are at the source of so much traffic.
This is the new David vs Goliath. The tension between platforms which have their own "rules" and the ecosystem of developers who depend on them. Platforms need developers but when the developers get to close to the sun they may get burnt (games, ad tech companies, apps, news business,...)
Important to not remember in this debate of "internet justice""
- Ouriel Ohayon