Spence: Every tech company must partner with Big Tech platforms
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Patrick Spence, CEO of Sonos, explains how independent hardware and consumer tech companies must navigate co-opetition with major tech conglomerates.
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“Every company in tech right now Has to be partnering with the big tech companies, right? Because there's lots of great services there that customers want.”
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