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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @12:25PM (#37767518)
I read an economics paper a while back that said you need at least four players to get a competitive market.

I’m not sure how you would translate that to limits on the size of a company though as every sector would be different.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by RandomLensman on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @12:49PM (#37767951)
I think we need to seriously think about market design at some point. Relying on more actors alone is not a great strategy.
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