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Re:Google removes Catalan referendum app from Google Play af... by throwaway613834 on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:54PM (#15369123)
> At some point, a company will have enough funds to purchase its own military

I don't expect funding is the only big barrier between a company and its possession of a military force here.

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Re:Google removes Catalan referendum app from Google Play af... by barkingcat on Friday September 29, 2017 @05:17PM (#15369302)
I think hiring contractors is sufficient these days. The governments do it, no reason that companies can't. In Iraq, many companies hire the exact same outfits as the Pentagon.
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