Episode 152 — Platforms Versus Aggregators

Ben and James continue to discuss the differences between platforms and aggregators, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Netflix, Amazon, and Uber.

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Links

• Ben Thompson: The Moat Map — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/the-moat-map)

• Ben Thompson: Books and Blogs — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/books-and-blogs)

• Ben Thompson: Zillow, Aggregation, and Integration — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/zillow-aggregation-and-in…)

• Ben Thompson: Tech’s Two Philosophies — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/techs-two-philosophies)

• Ben Thompson: Casual Gaming is a Sustainable Business, but Not a Platform Differentiator — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2013/casual-gaming-is-a-sustai…)

• Ben Thompson: Why Doesn’t Apple Enable Sustainable Businesses on the App Store? — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2013/why-doesnt-apple-enable-s…)

• Ben Thompson: Apple’s China Problem — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/apples-china-problem)

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson (twitter.com/benthompson), Stratechery (stratechery.com)

• James Allworth, @jamesallworth (twitter.com/jamesallworth), Harvard Business Review (hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&sort=po…)

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