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>>SC will be able to have a monopoly on these modules and their installation for a long time to come Is that really Elon Musk wants, monopoly ?
by 31reasons 10y ago
>>SC will be able to have a monopoly on these modules and their installation for a long time to come
Is that really Elon Musk wants, monopoly ?
- tdb7893 10y agoMonopolies make money and you need money to do cool stuff
- zzguy 10y agoAgreed, look at Google. Monopoly on search, and has definitely built some cool stuff.
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- tdb7893 10y agoYeah people seem to disagree but I find it weird to see Silicon Valley seems to dislike monopolies but constantly builds them. Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, really just name any big tech companies and they probably have a monpoly or something very close to one on something. There's no problem with it and the only real way to get the returns that people expect is to create a monopoly somewhere.
- Tinyyy 10y agoIt’s not weird actually. Monopolies are bad for people who want to create monopolies.
- ygjb 10y agoMaybe, but one important factor is that having a patent-protected lock-in on a market that has a great deal of potential will certainly make his investors happier.
- philipkglass 10y agoThis won't allow a monopoly on the solar market as a whole or even the rooftop solar market, but it could carve out a protected niche with decent margins so the company can actually turn a profit. It's great for consumers that competition in solar manufacturing and installation is so intense, but that also has some downsides in terms of companies being able to afford R&D, plan for the long term, or even remain solvent three quarters from now. The time limited monopoly granted by patents seems like a reasonable compromise between rewarding invention and promoting competition.
- gnaritas 10y ago> monopoly All businesses want that; it just isn't healthy for the economy.