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Re:DOJ Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme That Har... by ClumsyPilot on Monday August 26, 2024 @06:58PM (#41363032)
> which increases profits, which incentivizes competition

This is a fantasy. Give two examples of major markets where competition has increased recently.

The US economy has grown what, 4 times since 1990’s but the number of registered companies has fallen by half.

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Re:DOJ Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme That Har... by AgentOrange1234 on Monday August 26, 2024 @09:16PM (#41363780)
Does the sheer number of companies correlate with competition?

I can imagine simple hypotheticals like:

A. Two companies that compete with one another in each of markets 1, 2, and 3.

B. Three companies, each with a monopoly on a single market.

I know nothing.

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