Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay...
by WalterBright on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:24AM
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> And most big companies are now in a phase of buying up disruptive tech companies and extinguishing any competition
Now? I'm old and have heard that constantly my entire life. It still hasn't happened.
> The automotive industry in the US killed public transport to secure their market
I live in Seattle. The local politicians managed to do that all by themselves.
For example, there once was a car tunnel under the city. The city decided to build another tunnel. What to do with the dug out material, what to do ... I know! let's pack it into the existing tunnel! We spend billions and wind up where we started!
(The rationale was the old tunnel was, well, getting old. Nobody was able to explain why boring a new tunnel was cheaper than shoring up the old one.)
Now? I'm old and have heard that constantly my entire life. It still hasn't happened.
> The automotive industry in the US killed public transport to secure their market
I live in Seattle. The local politicians managed to do that all by themselves.
For example, there once was a car tunnel under the city. The city decided to build another tunnel. What to do with the dug out material, what to do ... I know! let's pack it into the existing tunnel! We spend billions and wind up where we started!
(The rationale was the old tunnel was, well, getting old. Nobody was able to explain why boring a new tunnel was cheaper than shoring up the old one.)