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Re:I saw RealPage's crappy rent-jacking-up software so you d... by lordnacho on Friday February 24, 2023 @12:59PM (#34927526)
C isn't for cartel
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Re:I saw RealPage's crappy rent-jacking-up software so you d... by IncRnd on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:08PM (#34927668)
OPEC is literally a cartel. The spelling is meaningless, and nobody even said that C stands for cartel.

  cartel [1]
  noun
  a group of similar independent companies who join together to control
  prices and limit competition:
  * an oil cartel
[1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/carte...
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Re:I saw RealPage's crappy rent-jacking-up software so you d... by lordnacho on Saturday February 25, 2023 @05:32AM (#34935542)
I don't deny they are a cartel, it just looked like GP thought that it was somehow clear from the name.
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