Antitrust and Platforms
The discussion highlights the precarious balance between platform providers and app developers, emphasizing how companies like Apple leverage their infrastructure to dominate the market. Horacio argues that threatening to withdraw services could backfire, yet such tactics may be necessary to gain negotiating power. He draws parallels to historical antitrust cases, illustrating that the very companies that built essential infrastructure often used their influence to stifle competition.In this clip
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