Being first doesn't win: Google was the 21st search engine, Apple the 15th phone maker
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-23
A widely shared post lists the entry order of tech giants: Apple was the 15th smartphone maker, Google the 21st search engine, Facebook the 10th social network, Netflix the 7th streaming service, TikTok the 8th short-video app, and Zoom the 11th video-calling tool.
The takeaway: being first to market doesn't mean winning — late entrants that nail the experience often take the category, a point frequently invoked in AI race debates.
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