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Re:House committee approves bill that could break up Amazon,... by beiller on Thursday June 24, 2021 @08:37PM (#27625766)
Could the opposite happen? Companies getting too large causing innovation to sag (I have no data) as we increasingly work towards rent seeking and no economic output? That seems like it would put us behind.
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Re:House committee approves bill that could break up Amazon,... by 737maxtw on Thursday June 24, 2021 @09:16PM (#27626051)
We see some of this already on the inverse. FAANGs and their ilk frequently hire and keep talented developers with various forms of golden handcuffs. They could be doing much more to innovate, but the risk/reward vs being a code janitor making six figures is far safer.
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Re:House committee approves bill that could break up Amazon,... by sudosysgen on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:55PM (#27626680)
As well as buying up innovative competitors while their product stagnates.
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