Obviously they entered the market with simply good products, but that doesn't change the fact that now they have a lot of power that comes simply from their size.
Im not saying its their only advantage, just that it plays big role.
But also, common now. Today's platform lockins are much more impactful then anything we had in the 90'. And you don't compete with Google's product anymore, but rather you compete with ecosystem that half of the world bought in. Which makes it practically impossible to be a viable alternative
Obviously they entered the market with simply good products, but that doesn't change the fact that now they have a lot of power that comes simply from their size. Im not saying its their only advantage, just that it plays big role.
But also, common now. Today's platform lockins are much more impactful then anything we had in the 90'. And you don't compete with Google's product anymore, but rather you compete with ecosystem that half of the world bought in. Which makes it practically impossible to be a viable alternative