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Re:It's time to make computing personal again by inetknght on Sunday January 19, 2025 @08:52PM (#42764161)
Once upon a time, it was illegal to discount something to gain market share and then charge extra once you've bullied out your competition. Technically it's still illegal, but good luck finding enforcement.

We're seeing the "free" version of that.

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Re:It's time to make computing personal again by api on Sunday January 19, 2025 @09:16PM (#42764309)
This is called dumping and yes it was and maybe still is illegal with things like commodities and manufactured goods.

It was never enforced with software or services. If it had the entire standard VC startup playbook would be different.

It’s also never been enforced internationally. China has arguably been subsidizing its industries and effectively dumping cheap manufactured goods for years to become the workshop of the world, and it works.

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