> People could leave King Louis XIV’s France Refusing to use a single product is not nearly the same as leaving a country. Drawing a similarity between the two

> People could leave King Louis XIV’s France Refusing to use a single product is not nearly the same as leaving a country. Drawing a similarity between the two is like comparing apples to nation states. The reason private markets generally work pretty well at delivering goods & services is because people have variety, and exercising choice is generally feasible. Anti-trust law is generally rooted in rectifying situations where this ceases to be true. > Another would be a representative body elected by users that has the power to appoint board members. What you're describing here is a government agency — and if your argument is that a government agency can run a software product better than a private corporation...it's a bold claim, even if it's a coherent argument.