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and mobile and internet carriers. and using the same roads with different car brands and kinds of vehicles.
Using the same road with different cars isn't really analogous to federation. But the comparison to mobile and internet is good, however, it's not one I've ever been presented until now. It's still a relatively new concept for most, and there needs to be more people explaining how a platform can exist across multiple web pages with rather strikingly different experiences on each although a fundamentally shared experience too.
they all use the same protocol (AsphaltPub), and you don't have to drive a Tesla to interact with (get rear-ended by) one. QED.