You're presenting an issue that I agree with you about but unfortunately what you are arguing is a conflation of issues. The comment I am responding to is one

You're presenting an issue that I agree with you about but unfortunately what you are arguing is a conflation of issues. The comment I am responding to is one that I've seen/heard in the context of courier services in that there is a profit extraction. I ask people to clarify but they never seem to do so. Instead, there's an echo chamber repeating what others have said without taking a moment to think about whether the argument is valid. What you are referring to isn't about profit extraction. It's about brands, reputation, distribution rights, etc. These are valid, separate concerns not related to the question I'm asking. The profit extraction argument is invalid until proven otherwise.