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Re:OpenAI is Visa – Buttering up the government to retain a ... by AlexandrB on Thursday December 26, 2024 @11:19PM (#42519908)
> they are are consumer friendly at the expense of their vendors.

Isn't this a winning formula because the consumer is the one spending the money? Imagine an opposite approach that was vendor-friendly at the expense of the consumer. I don't think most people would willingly use that.

Back before Amazon, WalMart did the same thing[1] by squeezing their vendors to lower prices and passing (some of) the savings onto shoppers.

[1] https://popularresistance.org/walmart-creates-a-race-to-the-...

Re:OpenAI is Visa – Buttering up the government to retain a ... by hattmall on Thursday December 26, 2024 @11:58PM (#42520051)
They aren't mutually exclusive. They used to be merchant friendly.