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“Platforms” for Accountable Care, a “Must Have”, Not Just a “Nice to Have”
What do Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have in common?
Eric Schmidt, Chairman (and former President) of Google, coined the term “Gang of Four” in referring to the similar platform/application technical architecture and business models of these companies. In the case of Apple iOS and Google Android OS, much of the value is created by the 500K+ applications built on these platforms, not just by the platform themselves.
So four of the largest, most successful companies in the world are built on platforms — […]