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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by MichaelGG on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:59PM (#14179378)
The dominant company might not have agreed to decent terms. After all, they own the market so they can starve a startup out. Though you are right, you'd think they would want to sell an improved syringe at huge margins.
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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by burfog on Sunday April 23, 2017 @10:14PM (#14181515)
Go to the nurse unions. Perhaps the next contract could require the syringe.

Go to congress. Lobby. While you may be outspent, that isn't everything. You can also apply pressure via an ad campaign, asking voters to demand that nurses are safe. There is some real emotional appeal potential here.

End result: the dominant company is forced to cave in some way. They can buy the syringe, allow an exception for the syringe, or just lose 100% of their customers.

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Re:Want to rescue rural America? Bust monopolies by jjoonathan on Sunday April 23, 2017 @02:06PM (#14179425)
The same bundling dynamics can play out between manufacturer and vendor as play out between vendor and hospital.
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