“Amazon made it easy to sign up for Prime in just two clicks.” That’s how a CNN report on the FTC’s upcoming case against Amazon described it. Which doesn’t help the FTC’s case. To see why, contemplate how easy any business makes it for customers to sign up for its various services in return for an annual […]
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When Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, the deal wasn’t seen as obvious or a slam dunk… for Facebook. Which is a statement of the obvious, one abundantly proven by modern estimates that place Instagram’s standalone value at something north of $100 billion. Which brings us to another statement of the obvious,
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Google isn’t at all certain that it will be as prominent tomorrow as it is today. See its planned acquisition of New York City-based Wiz if the previous sentence confuses you. It seems only Google management and its shareholders understand what’s true, that success in business by its very description has ephemeral qualities. Translated,
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In the 1860s the first transcontinental cable was laid on the ocean floor. While it miraculously connected North America with Europe, communication via the connection was only affordable to the richest of the very rich. If you wanted to send word or news to Europe the cost was $10 per word, with a 10-word
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Three months ago, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro publicly de-installed “WhatsApp” and instructed his followers to do the same following a presidential election international observers fear was stolen. Maduro also temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s ‘X’ platform to further seize control over the nations’ communications systems. WhatsApp and ‘X’ are often cited as critical tools for activists and dissidents to
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Warren Buffett has famously said that “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” Buffett’s wise words rate prominent mention in light of a disturbing pattern of corporate abuse from the Biden administration. U.S. senators including Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell have recently written a letter to the
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