Weizenbaum Institute：科技公司关于平台的被忽视的第二性（英文版）

The unprecedented rise of startups such as Google or Amazon has spurred an ongoing debate on the conceptualization of the corporate model these firms represent. Thus far, attention has centered on the analysis of their product and market strategies highlighting their platform nature as common feature and its defining characteristic. By applying and scaling the platform business model, these companies have been able to capture value created outside the firm. The focus on the platform nature an