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Apple and Google Ecosystem
When it comes to technology, most users mainly care about the results they get from what they’re using. That’s why Apple and Google are in a race to see who can get rid of apps first. “Apps are just middlemen, albeit attractive ones. And services—cognitive, contextual, seamless, smart, whatever—are just apps, abstracted one level away.” Cut out the middlemen and reach your results quicker—it’s that simple.
Read more on Wired.
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