For vibrant, competitive internet businesses, look to emerging markets
There is still a place for variety in the global tech industry
A DECADE AGO the relentless expansion of American internet giants promised world domination. With their vast home market affording them economies of scale, the likes of Amazon, PayPal and Uber looked destined to monopolise the screens of everyone from Californian charmers to Kalahari farmers.
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