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To state this as clearly as possible: The four American companies that have come to define 21st-century information technology and entertainment are on the verge of war. Over the next two years, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google will increasingly collide in the markets for mobile phones and tablets, mobile apps, social networking, and more.

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Solid Performer with older audiences.  Inexplicably successful to younger viewers (“Seriously, who the fuck watches 2.5 men?”), but makes solid decisions about output and new technologies. 

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Beloved by a small, but loyal group of young people, npr listeners, and college educated hipsters.  

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Recent upsurge in popularity due to strong programming decisions but with no real brand personality to speak of.

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Incredibly popular with a broad audience due to it’s broad programming.  features content that are everybody’s guilty pleasure.  Doomed to become that place in the mall where your grandma hangs out.  

The Great Tech War Of 2012 | Fast Company

If you work in tech or entertainment, consider this your mandatory Monday morning reading.

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