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Re:Y Combinator Traded Prestige for Growth by jorvi on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @02:48AM (#41705298)
Startups went from “let’s become the next Google” to “let’s get acquired by Google”. FAANG+ have become way too big and have effectively become a multi-opoly (oxymoron and a half) that has ossified the entire market.
Re:Y Combinator Traded Prestige for Growth by AbstractH24 on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @07:36AM (#41707063)
But two decades earlier couldn’t you say the same thing about Microsoft?

It’s part of the cycle.

Re:Y Combinator Traded Prestige for Growth by bulletsvshumans on Friday October 04, 2024 @06:43PM (#41746190)
Oligopoly is a close word.