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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by scarface74 on Monday September 09, 2019 @11:54PM (#20924906)
Running YouTube at a massive loss for a decade to prevent anyone else from competing in online video

How is that different from what every VC does?

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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by body12 on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:11AM (#20924973)
It can also be illegal when VCs do it: "Pricing below your own costs is...a violation of the law [if] it is part of a strategy to eliminate competitors, and when that strategy has a dangerous probability of creating a monopoly for the discounting firm so that it can raise prices far into the future and recoup its losses." [1]

[1] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...

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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by scarface74 on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:26AM (#20925019)
So does that include Uber and Lyft?
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Re:50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust i... by buboard on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @02:54AM (#20925695)
i cant see why not. and Wework
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