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Re:GDPR for lazy people: Block all European users with Cloud... by maxxxxx on Friday May 25, 2018 @08:54PM (#17159432)
Personally I think it's healthier to have a fragmented market. Maybe it's not as efficient but fragmentation makes it more possible for smaller companies to find a niche. Otherwise big companies like Amazon, Facebook and others monopolize business world wide.

Different legal models also provide grounds for experimentation. Who knows what works better in the long run? Wild West or regulation like GDPR? We don't know.

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Re:GDPR for lazy people: Block all European users with Cloud... by Kalium on Friday May 25, 2018 @09:57PM (#17159702)
Sometimes a fragmented market just means everyone has the same problem and nobody can solve it profitably at a price that works for most. Then things just suck for everyone.

Which is to say that you could be right! Absolutely and completely! Or you could be really wrong. Time will tell. The economic history of protectionism could be read by some to provide some clues, though.

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