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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by pjc50 on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:18AM (#46354295)
Chinese manufacturers: hundred of different companies competing in the free market with a relaxed attitude to intellectual property, producing extremely cheap customer friendly vehicles. This system is called "communism".

Western manufacturers: increasing lock-in to preserve revenues of middlemen

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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by cromka on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:19AM (#46354302)
Communism = "different companies competing in the free market"?
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by pjc50 on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:20AM (#46354314)
I shouldn't do jokes on HN, but if you look at the Chinese car market, it looks exactly like free market competition. Consolidation will come eventually, as it did to Europe with Stellantis.

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/09/chart-with-chinese-car-bra...

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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by cromka on Monday December 22, 2025 @07:05PM (#46360808)
Oh, my bad, I get the irony now!
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by general1465 on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:20AM (#46354311)
That's the irony of the post you are answering to.
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by cromka on Monday December 22, 2025 @07:06PM (#46360809)
Yeah, my bad, I get it now.
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