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Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to... by sangnoir on Monday January 22, 2024 @04:49PM (#39095962)
> If you're relying on your competitor to enable your business model then you're not competing with them.

This is not true, and there are multitudes of counter-examples: store-brand products sharing shelves with competitors, EVs delivered by ICE vehicles, AOL CDs being sent by mail, etc.

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Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to... by dmoy on Monday January 22, 2024 @04:53PM (#39096011)
Or more pointedly for phone service - the entire existence of MVNO carriers (though less extreme than the space launch area, where SpaceX is so much cheaper).
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