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# Ken Auletta on the Gang of Four
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/ken-auletta-on-the-gang-of-four/
- Published: 2012-11-29T12:06:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-25T16:04:02.000Z
- Description: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google and the platform wars.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Platforms, Amazon, Frenemies, The Age of the Platform

[![platform](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8f/b5/8fb5e321-49a6-4cf5-8a28-c6f6d5417e54/content/images/2025/05/platform-60.jpg)](https://tinyurl.com/7philmnr?ref=philsimon.com)

[Ken Auletta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%5FAuletta?ref=philsimon.com) appeared on *Charlie Rose* recently to talk about Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. It's a great talk about some of the more interesting dynamics at play.

Rose should have me on his show.

There. I said it.