In current discussions of technology markets, few words are heard more often than “platform.” Initial public offering (IPO) prospectuses use “platform” to describe a service that is bound to dominate a digital market. Antitrust regulators use “platform” to describe a service that dominates a digital […]
Investors and Regulators Can Both Fall for Platform Bubbles
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- administrative law
- adtech
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- Affordable Care Act
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- Alden Abbott
- American Bar Association
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- Android
- announcements
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- Economics
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- Economists
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- Google Play
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- internet
- Internet of Things
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- Know Your Business Customer
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- Makan Delrahim
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- microsoft
- Mobile
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