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> but I feel like this could be a classic case of hindsight.

Well it's 2020 afterall.

> Now, looking back, it makes sense that the next logical step after PCs was the Internet.

But the internet existed before PCs.

> and I agree that it seems it is getting harder and harder to disrupt the Big Four.

I agree, but then again, people thought AOL was hard to disrupt so you never know. A company can look invincible one day and irrelevant a few years later.

> I think there are still plenty of industries ripe for that disruption.

Yes, but the low hanging fruits have already been taken. I suspect the next round of disruptions would be more difficult and less profitable.



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