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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by pessimizer on Thursday September 18, 2025 @08:12AM (#45288646)
I have no idea what you mean by "questionable economics" here. You seem to be saying that it seems true, but doesn't conform to your values.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by Workaccount2 on Thursday September 18, 2025 @10:21AM (#45290063)
The core reason people hate/distrust/discredit economics is because it lays out a lot of solid yet uncomfortable or unfortunate points. People just really really don't want to know that the economic world is just as trying and punishing as the real world.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by eru on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:54PM (#45297786)
Huh? Economics as a discipline is great. Orthodox economics is exactly what I'm drawing on with my comment.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by johnmaguire on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:20AM (#45290771)
The economics are questionable in a moral sense - monopolies are widely considered to be good for the monopoly's shareholders and bad for everyone else.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by eru on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:53PM (#45297785)
No, it's questionable in that competition might be ruinous for the company, but it's great for workers, customers, shareholders and innovation.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year by eru on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:55PM (#45297790)
No. I'm saying that he's wrong. Competition is great for innovation, workers, customers and shareholders.
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