Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets

Re:Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets by JonnieCache on Thursday December 23, 2010 @11:41AM (#2034906)

>It would be great if that worked

DHH told me to attempt the impossible if I want to achieve success. I see it as profoundly unimaginative and unambitious to restrict this notion to the fields of business and programming.

You've gotta have a go!

Besides, 'watching closely' is pretty trivial now. The government certainly seems pretty good at doing it to us.

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Re:Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets by jamesaguilar on Thursday December 23, 2010 @12:16PM (#2035029)

Sorry to be so pessimistic, but I would say your position is more like trying things that have historically failed many times, but thinking it might work this time. I'm trying to think of a parallel in startups, but I'm drawing a blank.

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Re:Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets by steveklabnik on Thursday December 23, 2010 @01:10PM (#2035254)

Micropayments.

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Re:Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets by alexqgb on Thursday December 23, 2010 @02:25PM (#2035551)

Space travel.

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Re:Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets by chc on Thursday December 23, 2010 @06:09PM (#2036144)

Take a business that was hot five years ago and make the exact same thing.

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Re:Why Businesses Can’t Stand Free Markets by JonnieCache on Thursday December 23, 2010 @09:32PM (#2036426)

Powered flight.

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