Comment by dunkelheit
10 years ago
Today I learned that Indians have a word for ten million (crore).
On a more serious note this facebook campaign is an embodiment of principles elucidated Zero to One. Competition sucks, argues Mr. Thiel, try to create a monopoly. And monopoly is great if you are a business but for customers it is other way round. I hope India will preserve open and competitive internet for its citizens.
The article states that the chief aim of this campaign is to prevent Indians from using google. Are there any signs of them taking countermeasures?
In "Zero to One", (which I just finished reading yesterday), Thiel actually argued that monopolies were good for both sides of the market, so long as the monopoly was achieved through excellence, and not just corruption or government-grant.