In this world you don’t need 1,000 true fans to make a living; you need 1,786 — 536 fans to pay Apple, 253 fans to pay Twitter, and only then the 1,000 that make it possible to create something new. It is inevitable that some number of businesses never get started, because of this deadweight loss.
[Apple strategically launched on 2nd or 3rd tier carriers to maximize their control over the experience, and then used the leverage from market dominance to force larger carriers to accept.]
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