Platform is a product engine, its owner would effect product trends. Microsoft’s windows and Linux/Unix are platforms based on personal computer, Google, Facebook and Live.com have been developing their own platform based on internet. If you have been used google search engine, google earth, google doc, gmail, reader, map etc, you may find there have many API supplied with these products, which can be used to develop your own products,for example, you can develop a guide system based on google earth. These products and API can be viewed as platforms. Platform is a great thing, which can be used to improve the power and efficiency of developer, also the manufacturer’s power in market.

作者：豆博草堂