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24 alternatives to O'Reilly Hardware - Cory Doctorow on losing the open Web
Digital rights management goes deeper into the Web
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. O'Reilly Hardware - Cory Doctorow on losing the open Web launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A couple of years ago, I had an interesting idea. What if there was a marketplace where all the underlying tech was open-source? The order management system, the storefront, customer support, etc. The marketplace would simply connect to the seller’s infra instead of locking them in. If, for some reason, the seller is removed from the marketplace, their software stays with them and they can continue accepting orders directly. This model can be used to disrupt any marketplace from AirBNB to UberEats: building tech for home renters and restaurants and later, leveraging that to build a competing…
2022 · openship.org · its alternatives →
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2018 · dpage.io · its alternatives →
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