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By this logic our computer operating systems would not improve, ever. Web browsers, built-in networking, music players, image editors, mail programs, even Soli

• izacus 5y ago
  All of those products have been improved by COMPETITION. The most critical, most important and ONLY thing that makes modern capitalism work for non-rich human beings. Every single field you mention was thriving when there were multiple players fighting over your money and have started to become exploitative and abusive as soon as one player killed the others and started rent-seeking. Competition is crucial for market economy to work. I find it utterly bizarre that someone educated would think that a death of market by megacorp monopoly would somehow drive improvement.
  • Spooky23 5y ago
    Consumer VPN isn’t a market where competition is driving better products. All of the products are the same technically - it’s a trivial service to standup. Sort of like a home security company… there are good ones, but most are garbage peddling FUD, especially fear. The differentiation is purely marketing. Some VPN providers are basically grey market means to bypass TV blackouts. Others claim to be privacy focused, but are in fact the opposite. A few are actually privacy focused. IMO, having megacorp(s) roll up the junk use cases actually drives meaningful competition by putting the lousy players out of business or driving consolidation in a crowded market.
  • amazingman 5y ago
    Consumer VPN competition is about to heat up! I’m sure the incumbents will innovate to keep up, right? Competition is great and works, except when it isn’t and doesn’t. Dogmas are usually bad, try to avoid them.