Mark Zuckerberg

So I basically, you know, one of my, one of the things that's been interesting in my 20 years of running the company is that I basically like the dominant platform out there is smartphones. on the one hand it's been great for us because we are able to build these tools that everyone can have in their pocket. And there's like 4 billion people who use the different apps that we use.

So I basically, you know, one of my, one of the things that's been interesting in my 20 years of running the company is that I basically like the dominant platform out there is smartphones. on the one hand it's been great for us because we are able to build these tools that everyone can have in their pocket. And there's like 4 billion people who use the different apps that we use.

And it's like, I'm grateful that that platform exists, but we didn't play any role in basically building that, um, those phones, because I mean, it was kind of getting worked on while I was still just trying to make the first website that I was making into a thing. And, um,

And it's like, I'm grateful that that platform exists, but we didn't play any role in basically building that, um, those phones, because I mean, it was kind of getting worked on while I was still just trying to make the first website that I was making into a thing. And, um,

And it's like, I'm grateful that that platform exists, but we didn't play any role in basically building that, um, those phones, because I mean, it was kind of getting worked on while I was still just trying to make the first website that I was making into a thing. And, um,

On the one hand, it's been great because now pretty much everyone in the world has a phone, and that's kind of what enables pretty amazing things. But on the other hand, like you're saying, they have used that platform to put in place a lot of rules that... I think it feel arbitrary and feel like, you know, they haven't really invented anything great in a while.

On the one hand, it's been great because now pretty much everyone in the world has a phone, and that's kind of what enables pretty amazing things. But on the other hand, like you're saying, they have used that platform to put in place a lot of rules that... I think it feel arbitrary and feel like, you know, they haven't really invented anything great in a while.

On the one hand, it's been great because now pretty much everyone in the world has a phone, and that's kind of what enables pretty amazing things. But on the other hand, like you're saying, they have used that platform to put in place a lot of rules that... I think it feel arbitrary and feel like, you know, they haven't really invented anything great in a while.

And it's like Steve Jobs invented the the iPhone and now they're just kind of sitting on it 20 years later. And they actually I think year over year. I'm not even sure they're. selling more iPhones at this point. I think like the sales might actually be declining. I think part of it is that each generation doesn't actually get that much better.

And it's like Steve Jobs invented the the iPhone and now they're just kind of sitting on it 20 years later. And they actually I think year over year. I'm not even sure they're. selling more iPhones at this point. I think like the sales might actually be declining. I think part of it is that each generation doesn't actually get that much better.

And it's like Steve Jobs invented the the iPhone and now they're just kind of sitting on it 20 years later. And they actually I think year over year. I'm not even sure they're. selling more iPhones at this point. I think like the sales might actually be declining. I think part of it is that each generation doesn't actually get that much better.

So people are just taking longer to upgrade than they would before. So the number of sales I think has generally been flat to declining. So how are they making more money as a company? Well, they do it by basically squeezing people. And like you're saying, having this 30% tax on developers by getting you to buy more peripherals and things that plug into it.

So people are just taking longer to upgrade than they would before. So the number of sales I think has generally been flat to declining. So how are they making more money as a company? Well, they do it by basically squeezing people. And like you're saying, having this 30% tax on developers by getting you to buy more peripherals and things that plug into it.

So people are just taking longer to upgrade than they would before. So the number of sales I think has generally been flat to declining. So how are they making more money as a company? Well, they do it by basically squeezing people. And like you're saying, having this 30% tax on developers by getting you to buy more peripherals and things that plug into it.

They build stuff like AirPods, which are cool, but they've just thoroughly... hamstrung the ability for anyone else to build something that can connect to the iPhone in the same way. So, I mean, there are a lot of other companies in the world that would be able to build like a very good earbud, but it just, um,

They build stuff like AirPods, which are cool, but they've just thoroughly... hamstrung the ability for anyone else to build something that can connect to the iPhone in the same way. So, I mean, there are a lot of other companies in the world that would be able to build like a very good earbud, but it just, um,

They build stuff like AirPods, which are cool, but they've just thoroughly... hamstrung the ability for anyone else to build something that can connect to the iPhone in the same way. So, I mean, there are a lot of other companies in the world that would be able to build like a very good earbud, but it just, um,

Apple has a specific protocol that they've built into the iPhone that allows AirPods to basically connect to it. And it's just much more seamless because they've enabled that, but they don't let anyone else use the protocol. If they did, there would probably be much better competitors to AirPods out there.

Apple has a specific protocol that they've built into the iPhone that allows AirPods to basically connect to it. And it's just much more seamless because they've enabled that, but they don't let anyone else use the protocol. If they did, there would probably be much better competitors to AirPods out there.

Apple has a specific protocol that they've built into the iPhone that allows AirPods to basically connect to it. And it's just much more seamless because they've enabled that, but they don't let anyone else use the protocol. If they did, there would probably be much better competitors to AirPods out there.