Episode 153 — Black Holes

Ben and James continue their discussion on why aggregators and platforms are different and why it matters for big companies, competitors, and regulators.

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Links

• Ben Thompson: The Bill Gates Line — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/the-bill-gates-line)

• Ben Thompson: Manifestos and Monopolies — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/manifestos-and-monopolies)

• Ben Thompson: The Case Against Google — Stratechery Daily Update (stratechery.com/2018/more-on-chrome-and-amp-th…)

• Ben Thompson: Why Facebook Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Buy tbh — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/why-facebook-shouldnt-be-…)

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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