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>The victory every for-profit entity seeks - permanent domination and monopolization of their market - is something potentially disastrous to society at large.
by deltron3030 8y ago
>The victory every for-profit entity seeks - permanent domination and monopolization of their market - is something potentially disastrous to society at large.
OTOH it's like a standard that you can build upon if it's foundational communication infrastructure (channels, touch points).
This means that stability on lower levels facilitates competition on higher levels. As long as nobody is excluded it's not problematic. It shouldn't be allowed to scrap services users depend on though, this would be a good organic regulator.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoStandards like these may be proposed by a single entity, but they're not controlled by it. The problem with amp4email isn't that it makes everyone part of Google (though I'm willing to bet it'll ultimately imply all MUAs will end up having to embed Chrome engine). The problem is with Google using its near-monopoly position to push a "standard" that makes e-mail serve its users less, and serve companies seeking to exploit those users more.
- JohnFen 8y ago> As long as nobody is excluded it's not problematic. I disagree. At some point, such a company effectively becomes the same as a government. I think that's hugely problematic.