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We've been through this whole argument before when HDCP was first proposed. I'd imagine this following exactly the same path.
by SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
We've been through this whole argument before when HDCP was first proposed. I'd imagine this following exactly the same path.
- BlueTemplar 7y agoWell, the stakes are much higher now. See how Facebook got roped into having to do moderation !
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoSee how it's much harder for anyone else to replace Facebook now, because they need more staff to start out with?
- BlueTemplar 7y agoI don't follow ?
- jerf 7y agoI believe it's a reference to a general effect of regulation, which is by making the business being regulated more expensive due to following regulations, it prevents smaller businesses from popping up to potentially displace the larger business. For a generally positive example of this, see a good chunk of the history of Silicon Valley with smaller tech companies displacing larger companies like IBM, because there was no regulation stopping it. For an example generally less loved around here, consider Uber making a good pass at eating the entire Taxi industry by virtue of dodging regulations.
- lone_haxx0r 7y agoAnd sooner or later, Uber will start proposing regulations for that same reason: to avoid competition.
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