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The fact that it doesn't work in practice doesn't mean the notion of allowing companies to do whatever they want isn't capitalist.
by contravariant 5y ago
The fact that it doesn't work in practice doesn't mean the notion of allowing companies to do whatever they want isn't capitalist.
- AnthonyMouse 5y agoThe things propping up these companies are laws. The way you break a network effect is adversarial interoperability. You build a new (ideally open) network by bootstrapping from the old one. But companies use the DMCA and CFAA and other laws to stop competitors from doing that, so it doesn't happen.