India’s app ecosystem is monopolised by the Mountain View-based giant whose Android has over 95% market share. — AP
Founders of dozens of Indian startups gathered over a Zoom call earlier this week to discuss setting up a startup collective to fight the power of Big Tech, shape digital policy and lobby on behalf of the country’s digital enterprises.
About 56 founders were on the Sept 29 evening video conference where discussions ranged from establishing an alternative to Alphabet Inc-owned Google Play Store, the supremacy of large technology corporations such as Facebook Inc and joining hands to get their voice heard by the government and the global behemoths.
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