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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by gjsman-1000 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:32PM (#27256312)
Counter to your point, pretend Apple is the FDA and the drugs are apps. Now pretend the government wants to get rid of Apple/FDA.
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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by idle_zealot on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:09PM (#27256627)
Right. And to add to the scenario: in this world the FDA is a for-profit corporation that owns the only drug store and uses its regulatory power to prevent any others from existing.
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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by eigen on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:47PM (#27259696)
does the FDA not get a fee to review and approve drugs? is it not the exclusive arbiter of approved drugs in the US?

ignoring the for-profit corp vs govt regulatory body statutory difference, there isn't much different in operation.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by wgjordan on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:17PM (#27259511)
Pretend that Apple is a federal agency, not a corporation? Then its monopoly power would be legitimate and antitrust laws would not apply.
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