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Re:MoviePass keeps plan at $10, but limits subscribers to th... by hunter23 on Monday August 06, 2018 @02:28PM (#17700192)
Isn't that definition a bit flawed? By this logic, wouldn't Google's search product and their industry be economically unprofitable? The number of search firms is not climbing (in fact its dropping) but Google's search business makes lots of profit (and growing).
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Re:MoviePass keeps plan at $10, but limits subscribers to th... by mmt on Monday August 06, 2018 @07:07PM (#17702551)
Your counter-example describes profit/growth due to monopoly.

Perhaps the parent meant a distinct defintion, for a competitive industry.

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