Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook will all go away within 50 years, says author

Re:Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook will all go away withi... by trts on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:25AM (#15499877)

I was thinking about how cumbersome it would be to change phone platforms if I got tired of iPhone or Android, and then how much effort I wouldn't want to spend if my Amazon device controlled all the lights, TV, audio, and temperature in my house.

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Re:Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook will all go away withi... by ksk on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:42AM (#15500062)

I think more than the individual effort of changing systems, its the network effect that keeps people tied down. A new platform or service could disrupt that easily. What if you didn't need to carry a phone (VR/AR/?), or what if all homes came with those systems built in.

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