alt Hacker NewsThey maintained the 2 decades dominance by either knifing the baby (vine) or buying (Instagram, whatsapp) every upstart.
The moment they couldn't do either they got their clock cleaned (tiktok)
They maintained the 2 decades dominance by either knifing the baby (vine) or buying (Instagram, whatsapp) every upstart.
The moment they couldn't do either they got their clock cleaned (tiktok)
They benefited greatly from the FTC not doing their job. Google too. Overall it has been extremely damaging to the industry but I suspect that it is the main reason for a small part of California (it not even American exceptionalism, it's Silicon Valley exceptionalism) completely dominating tech.