Platform Center of Gravity Shift

When a new computing paradigm matures, the locus of power in an entire ecosystem shifts from the old 'hardware or software hub' to a new coordination node. The former center degrades into a 'peripheral endpoint,' while the new center controls user relationships and data flows. This is not incremental upgrade but paradigm shift—every actor in the ecosystem must reposition itself.

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Related principles

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  Platform Disintermediation Boundary
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  Platform Moat Erosion & Reconstruction
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  Technology Abstraction-to-Concrete Transition
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  Platform Ecosystem Trademark Moat
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  Platform Network Effects via Geographic Expansion
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  Platform Architecture Lock-in
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  Hardware-to-Platform Moat Migration