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This is a good point, there is more to antitrust laws than just economics, they were put in place to protect our democratic republic. Senator John Sherman is q
by fiftyfifty 6y ago
This is a good point, there is more to antitrust laws than just economics, they were put in place to protect our democratic republic. Senator John Sherman is quoted: "If we will not endure a king as a political power we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessaries of life." The Sherman Antitrust Act is the foundation of modern antitrust law.
- whimsicalism 6y agoI think this gets to the heart of the difference between republicanism and liberalism (the ideologies, not the political parties).
- swebs 6y agoLet's add "communicate" to that. It's crazy how much of the world's communication is controlled by a few guys in Silicon Valley and their arbitrary ToS.
- warkdarrior 6y agoBut you have such a large number of choices for communication: Meet, Hangouts, Allo, Messages, Duo, Skype, Lync, Skype for Business, and Teams.
- fouric 6y agoThose are all controlled by three companies, at most: Google (Meet, Hangouts, Allo, Duo), Microsoft (Lync, Skype, Skype for Business, Teams), and whatever company controls "Messages".
- strombofulous 6y agoYeah and all of them will ban if you say the wrong thing
- ethbr0 6y agoLync is "Skype for Business" now, afaik. And I think communication is one of the more open stacks. WebEx? Zoom? Slack? WeChat?