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by carlsborg 2847 days ago
From Steve Blank's recent blog post: [today’s theory is that] “massive capital infusion owns the entire market." This is yet another example.

Question is: What strategies can competitors adopt when faced with a market participant like this?
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sgr 2847 days ago
The Indian telecom industry had another major shock back in 2009, when a new firm - DoCoMo - introduced a 'Per-second' billing.

Today, Tata DoCoMo barely exists. Some competitors introduced a similar version of billing, others just waited them out.

https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/biggest-in...

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IntelMiner 2847 days ago
Is DoCoMo still big in Japan? They've got an interesting history with various projects there. They were originally the ones who hosted the "mobile" side for Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal in Japan.

Connecting a Gameboy Color to a cellular phone and having it make HTTP-type requests to Nintendo servers for data, way back in 1999 or so

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tokyoHacker 2847 days ago
NTT - DoCoMo is one of the major providers here in Japan. The others being AU and Softbank. Having said that there are lots of new entrants who offer cheaper rates than the incumbents. They ride on the signal of the major players. I guess its kind of win-win for all. But the rates I pay is close to $10/GB. Unlimited rate for those who are ready to pay $50 or more per month ( not sure about the current rates. Could be a bit outdated)
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