Thin Platforms – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
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The Microsoft and Stripe developer keynotes were both examples of the rise of Thin Platforms
Thin Platforms – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Skip to content Thin Platforms Tuesday, May 31, 2022 The Department of Justice’s 1998 complaint against Microsoft accused the company of, amongst other things, tying the Internet Explorer browser to the Windows operating system: Internet browsers are separate products competing in a separate product market from PC operating systems, and it is efficient to supply the two products separately. Indeed, Microsoft itself has consistently offered, promoted, and distributed its Internet browser as a stand-alone product separate from, and not as
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