Tech monopolies tend not to fall like Rome. They fall like Venice. They’re still there, and no-one actually invades them, but the trade routes moved, the things that gave them power and wealth stop mattering, and they become just another city, and then a backwater.
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Apple has never made an acquisition that changed its market power. Even NeXT and PA Semi can't be so described. IBM bought Lotus and many other things. And the shifts to the web and then mobile happened very quickly.
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Shift to mobile and web happened, and yes quickly, and Microsoft is still the largest company in the world (tweet one). The big ones are buying both potential competitors but also all the talent. Apple's acquistions are indeed earlier, drying up talent.https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-14-or-more-mystery-acquisitions-6-months-2019-5 …
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