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As there is no other implementation of what I'm working on in the open that works, this piece, save for the comment on generating competition (which I think wou
by andrewtj 16y ago
As there is no other implementation of what I'm working on in the open that works, this piece, save for the comment on generating competition (which I think would validate the service), would actually argue more for keeping my service's code closed.
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoHe's explicitly not arguing from your perspective. If you had the choice of running a railway monopoly then you'd be crazy to throw that opportunity to price gouge customers away too. He's saying we shouldn't celebrate such acts as free-market capitalism since they don't provide the benefits to society that free-market capitalism does.
- andrewtj 16y agoHe's explicitly not arguing from your perspective. Ah, but he needs to: If you had the choice of running a railway monopoly then you'd be crazy to throw that opportunity to price gouge customers away too. Regular folks know this too, and no one wants to do business with a company that is perceived as making naive decisions.