Apple Is the Greatest monopolist, says Eric Vishria

Benchmark Partner Eric Vishria joins Emily Chang to discuss his view that Apple is Big Tech's greatest monopolist with its privacy changes effectively stifling competition, and favoring their own ads business. Plus, his views on the VC landscape and IPO winter, and on a16z writing its biggest check ever to Adam Neumann's new startup.

[Rix]

Apple is a walled garden, and ads delivery gather huge amounts of data to be effective. Apple has a better track record of being a good custodian of consumer data than the competition. Not only that the ad space is monopolized by Google now that Facebook is in decline.

[pinBin]

It’s really hypocritical of Apple who went out of their way to brag about the privacy changes to now roll out their own ads trying to capitalize on reduced competition. I’m glad someone actually calls them out on this. Regulators are, as always, behind the trend…

[ren.oooooo]

Apple is not innovating, when’s the last time they announced a new product category? I only recall them launching old products in new colours. That’s what the car industry did before it tanked.

What worries me is the share apple holds in the stock market. It’s a bubble and I won’t be surprised if apple itself causes a recession.

[iam-]

Trumpian tact?! Lost me right there, guy. Share some relevant and enlightening business insight, not the same old this is bad because Trump. So lame.

[stevemccauley]

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[riquappe]

This guy doesn’t know what a monopoly is. Adjectivizing Apple is a simplistic way of attacking a big player. Next.

[xpengfangirl]

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