This isn't about a coordinated conspiracy although there have been multiple examples of such in the past in other situations. Multiple independent malicious act

This isn't about a coordinated conspiracy although there have been multiple examples of such in the past in other situations. Multiple independent malicious actors through their own self interest if sufficiently capitalized can easily destroy a company through actions like this purely in the persuit of self profit. Especially if they are competing in the same space. The 80s was rife with things like this, to the point many became famous for it.