Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ...
by rbecker on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:59PM
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> charging what everyone else is charging?
"Everyone else" being other middle-men with enormous market power?
> higher prices for consumers.
Monopoly and market power can also kill companies that "should have" prospered, depriving consumers of choice. Like the supermarket that gives preferential treatment to products owned by the same conglomerate, or the search giant that prioritizes its own services [1]. I would consider that a social bad as well.
"Everyone else" being other middle-men with enormous market power?
> higher prices for consumers.
Monopoly and market power can also kill companies that "should have" prospered, depriving consumers of choice. Like the supermarket that gives preferential treatment to products owned by the same conglomerate, or the search giant that prioritizes its own services [1]. I would consider that a social bad as well.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24633387