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Re:Cleaning up bad bots by ikeboy on Monday September 23, 2019 @06:08PM (#21054270)
Maybe I'd believe that if they stopped saying things like scalping harms the producer, and acknowledged that they want a less efficient market.
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Re:Cleaning up bad bots by JakeTheAndroid on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @08:39AM (#21059414)
if a single bot controller can buy up an entire stock of limited items legitimately, that is malicious as that company is not longer able to meet the needs of their consumers. That's bad for the company.
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Re:Cleaning up bad bots by ikeboy on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:39AM (#21060658)
If it's profitable for anyone to resell, that implies the company priced below the market price and there would be a shortage without scalpers. So the company is unable to meet the needs of its customers in any event. Scalpers just make it somewhat more efficient.
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