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Re:The Tech Monopolies Go Vertical by this_was_posted on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:39AM (#25251884)
What you want isn't always what you need. Things just working is nice, but I'm not sure how much people are aware of the value of actually owning things and being able to move to a competitor without loosing everything. As these monopolists tighten their grip on these devices you see them limiting functionality and use cases AFTER you've purchased them, just because they can.
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Re:The Tech Monopolies Go Vertical by epicureanideal on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:51AM (#25251934)
That sounds like a once-in-several-lifetimes business opportunity that they won't get a chance to repeat.

After tens of millions of people are harmed by this, laws will be passed, or knowledge will be passed down never to do this again.

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Re:The Tech Monopolies Go Vertical by marcosdumay on Monday November 30, 2020 @09:32AM (#25254064)
Tell me when Microsoft is bankrupt.

They were one of the first to do that, and have been doing for more than a decade, while profits only increase.

Then Google, Apple and Amazon.

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Re:The Tech Monopolies Go Vertical by epicureanideal on Monday November 30, 2020 @02:26PM (#25257792)
It hasn't become enough of a pain yet. People haven't been sufficiently burned.
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