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I'm not sure I see how the customer is hurt in this case (or in the case of Apple's AirTags)?

• ehnto 6y ago
  The customer isn't the last say in what is good for a society or economy, if Amazon puts a moat around IoT that's thousands of companies, products, employees, and unknown innovation all either gone completely or sucked up into Amazon.
  • fastball 6y ago
    How does this put a moat around IoT? This is creating a network that didn't previously exist. How does that hurt innovation? If you don't want to be a part of this network you can just... continue what you were doing before. Now at least there is an option.
    • simongr3dal 6y ago
      It's really not that hard. The user loses freedoms because of technology monocultures and Amazons move will further facilitate a whole television market that semi-covertly spies on the user.
      • fastball 6y ago
        It really is that hard. Technology monoculture? This is built on the back of existing networks, which will continue to exist when this new network is online. Your Smart TV already spies on you. Not sure how this helps.
    • ImprobableTruth 6y ago
      It's literally the same issue as with zero-rating. It's a new "option", but not having it will mean your product has a massive disadvantage.
      • fastball 6y ago
        So the argument is that we should not make improvements to things because making improvements means someone can build a walled garden?