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Why should the government of one country pick the business model Microsoft must use on their games console? For a country that seems to bleat "freedom" like a t
by sjwright 10y ago
Why should the government of one country pick the business model Microsoft must use on their games console? For a country that seems to bleat "freedom" like a trademark, that's pretty authoritarian.
- icebraining 10y agoAnti-trust law, particularly in the form of the Sherman Act, has been preventing certain types of business models - deemed anticompetitive - for many years. See for example United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.. I'm not particularly interested in discussing whether those legal restrictions are philosophically compatible with some concept of freedom. Citing the best work of political science of the last 40 years, Minister - We are discussing right and wrong. Humphrey - You may be, Minister, but I'm not. It would be a serious misuse of government time. Yes, Minister - (S03E06) The Whisky Priest
- tarboreus 10y agoYou should be thinking more about the freedom of consumers to buy goods in a robust and competitive marketplace than you should about the freedom of tycoons to vertically integrate in said marketplace.