Apple quietly acquired Mobeewave in 2020 for $100 million, and almost no one noticed because Apple buys a new startup roughly every three to four weeks. Years later, Apple integrated that exact technology into iPhone as Tap to Pay, instantly destroying billions in market cap for incumbents like Square. The lesson: when a platform incumbent is acquiring your category, your runway is measured in years, not decades.
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