Re:Slack wanted to stay independent, but was unable to compe...
by AnimalMuppet on Friday December 11, 2020 @03:38PM
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I kind of like the idea, in principle. But in practice...
Let's say you wipe out debts. And let's say that my pension was invested in those debts. That's going to be a bit problematic.
Let's say you reset companies. Including, say, Intel and AMD. The CPU monopoly is wiped out. Oh, yeah, and Microsoft. But next month I want to buy a computer. Can anybody make me an x86 chip? Can I get Windows, assuming that I want it? Or do I have to run Linux on a public-domain chip?
It's not going to be easy to maintain continuity of supply while shaking up firms that dominate important markets.
Let's say you wipe out debts. And let's say that my pension was invested in those debts. That's going to be a bit problematic.
Let's say you reset companies. Including, say, Intel and AMD. The CPU monopoly is wiped out. Oh, yeah, and Microsoft. But next month I want to buy a computer. Can anybody make me an x86 chip? Can I get Windows, assuming that I want it? Or do I have to run Linux on a public-domain chip?
It's not going to be easy to maintain continuity of supply while shaking up firms that dominate important markets.