It may be years before it happens, but I think this sort of thing will end up being the reason these global companies ultimately won't be able to compete against the more focused online stores.
There are already categories of items I don't ever try to buy on Amazon: farm equipment, fencing supplies, pet food.
And I'm currently looking into email solutions that won't leave me completely screwed when Google arbitrarily decides it's time to delete my gmail account. There's just too much associated with my email address for it to be in the hands of someone who won't answer the phone.
IMO, these companies are winning because they're better than what came before them, but they're far from the perfect solution.
Absolutely. These Google horror stories have me ready to pay for an email saas for the first time, and starting to consider that I may need to move all my personal content off Google just to be safe.
There are already categories of items I don't ever try to buy on Amazon: farm equipment, fencing supplies, pet food.
And I'm currently looking into email solutions that won't leave me completely screwed when Google arbitrarily decides it's time to delete my gmail account. There's just too much associated with my email address for it to be in the hands of someone who won't answer the phone.
IMO, these companies are winning because they're better than what came before them, but they're far from the perfect solution.