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Close shop to try and control monetization and you can only rely on your own internal innovation machine & capital. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). That way other companies innovate on their own shekels (or at least a VCs) and let the best man win. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile.
Close shop to try and control monetization and you can only rely on your own internal innovation machine & capital. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). That way other companies innovate on their own shekels (or at least a VCs) and let the best man win. Seems kinda obvious or am I missing somethign?
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