Galapagos effect is indeed something (remember the PDC phones ?), but the Felica example is not really a good one. Felica is used in several other countries in Asia.
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Galapagos effect is indeed something (remember the PDC phones ?), but the Felica example is not really a good one. Felica is used in several other countries in Asia.