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by rtkwe 447 days ago
That's a point in Google's favor but it's not really what "network effect" (traditionally) means.

Network effect is a specific term about the increasing utility of a service as more people use compatible services, it's explicitly about users other than yourself.

You're describing something more like having an integrated ecosystem a la Apple's walled garden where things work great with other Apple products (notification hand off etc).