> Their time is coming up because these companies cannot update at the same pace as the rest of the world. It just costs too much. In many ways, this is similar to why Webkit will dominate as well.
Yes, it's exactly like how Windows dominates mobile. Other companies cannot update at the same pace and it just costs too much.
These trends are so easy to follow I wonder why anyone bothers to form their own company or build their own technology.
OS development is not the same thing nor are many other categories. There are too many other things at play. This isn't a hard and fast rule that's applicable to everything.
Mapping is different in the sense that it's primary usefulness comes from being accurate and constantly updated. The best way to do this is from crowd-sourced data. As good as Google Maps is, it still has a hard time keeping current.
I mention Webkit in the same post because one of the most fundamental features of any browser is for a site to be rendered correctly. We've seen the worst of this before with IE and ActiveX
Yes, it's exactly like how Windows dominates mobile. Other companies cannot update at the same pace and it just costs too much.
These trends are so easy to follow I wonder why anyone bothers to form their own company or build their own technology.
Oh wait, that's not true is it.