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On middle men

Joe Hewitt · 13 Nov 2009

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  1. Our reading

    A middle man who monopolizes distribution becomes a gatekeeper.

    Their wordsHowever, the moment the middle man monopolizes the means of distribution, he becomes a gatekeeper, and creators can be made to fail not by the merits and popularity of their products, but by the whims and short-term interests of the gatekeeper.

  2. Our reading

    The mobile web needs better tools, standards and browsers fast, before gatekeepers control everything.

    Their wordsIn short, the mobile web needs better tools, better standards, and better browsers, and it needs them fast, before the only technologies that matter are the ones controlled by the gatekeepers.

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