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		tinus_hn on Dec 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fight back against Google AMP (2018) They were pretty much forced to change though

indubitably on Dec 4, 2019 [–]

How so?

tinus_hn on Dec 4, 2019 | [–]

Because their traditional extend, embrace, extinguish strategy no longer worked. Windows Phone and Internet Explorer failed and they were losing so much mindshare switching from one failed api to the next. The monopoly was becoming pretty fragile.

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