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A comment on Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry. Parent comment

Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by lotsofpulp on Thursday May 30, 2024 @05:29AM (#40521713)
The “marketplace” is the internet. Anyone can make a website and sell goods, with the same amount of effort as going to Amazon.com
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Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by HappMacDonald on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:17AM (#40523328)
Right, just like anybody can spin up their own copy of Myspace. Monopolies most frequently form over either cornered resources (not the case here) or network effects (bingo).
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Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by lotsofpulp on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:47AM (#40523687)
What network effects? You type in www.sellerX.com, click pay, and receive purchased item. Zero other entities involved other than buyer and seller, which means no network effects.
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