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by jusben1369 4133 days ago
All Google/Apple articles (which used to be MSFT/Apple 20 years ago) Things are easier for Apple because they control everything in their domain. This however creates powerful enemies who are locked out and threatened. This creates a real opportunity for Google. However everything is much harder for Google to do because it doesn't control the entire ecosystem like Apple.

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ChuckMcM 4133 days ago
In fairness, a number of partners have stated that Google is the biggest threat to their business in their 10Q's :-). But what is interesting from a game theory point of view is always do Google and Apple think the other is a threat to their business? And what does interdependencies means for things like the consumer? There is an interesting rock/paper/scissors sort of relationship with search, phone OS, app stores, applications, and market sizes. Its during periods where the interdependencies are tend to favor a single player that we see fairly large scale attacks against that entity.
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jusben1369 4133 days ago
10Q's are very strange docs though as they're mostly written with lawsuit mitigation in mind. So you name nearly everyone and everything as a potential competitor just in case one of them actually does become one one day.

But you raise a good point. I think the insecurity starts with Google and Apple responds. (and I'm an Android user so no fanboi assumptions!) Google relies on a very open web to leverage all the data to optimize search to drive ad monetization. I think Apple was very happy with optimized Google services running on iPhones making the whole experience richer (they want to sell hardware not profit from search/ads) Once Google realized just what mobile would become and how big a chunk of that Apple would control they panicked at the thought of being locked out. Again, due to their basic premise they're always going to be more insecure.

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dannyr 4133 days ago
You basically described what Google did with Android. Phone manufacturers were locket out of the IPhone. Google offered them Android but G doesn't really control much of the ecosystem that it caused fragmentation.

I'm wondering if Google can replicate what they did with Android and apply it in payments.

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