Dare Obasanjo on Nostr: It’s notable how perception of a company drives how much regulatory oversight it ...
It’s notable how perception of a company drives how much regulatory oversight it gets. Microsoft was almost split up in the 2000s for giving away internet explorer for free in Windows and screwing Netscape.
Nowadays Apple does that every year at WWDC.
The main difference between Apple sherlocking apps and Microsoft cutting off Netscape’s air supply is that Apple has convinced the world it’s doing it for users while Microsoft did it to kill a competitor.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/18/ios-18-could-sherlock-400m-in-app-revenue/
Nowadays Apple does that every year at WWDC.
The main difference between Apple sherlocking apps and Microsoft cutting off Netscape’s air supply is that Apple has convinced the world it’s doing it for users while Microsoft did it to kill a competitor.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/18/ios-18-could-sherlock-400m-in-app-revenue/