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One of these days anti-trust regulators need to look at these "free until we get market share" plans. This isn't a particular egregious example, but it is pret
by treis 5y ago
One of these days anti-trust regulators need to look at these "free until we get market share" plans. This isn't a particular egregious example, but it is pretty classic dumping.
- adtac 5y ago>anti-trust This has absolutely nothing to do with antitrust. The word antitrust has lost all meaning.
- jjeaff 5y agoThe FTC would be the one looking into this type of thing. Bait and switch is something they go after. But it seems that as long as you bait and switch over a long time horizon, it's ok. I'm fine with deciding to take away free stuff. The part that irks me is the lock in. When you create a lot of custom code to work on the free system they offer you, you are left to either pay or scramble to rebuild what you have somewhere else.
- treis 5y agoIt's an anti-trust concern too. Current SCOTUS precedent is essentially dumping/predatory pricing doesn't work so there's no harm to the consumer so it's not illegal. If you could show it worked, i.e. a company drove competitors out of business and then maintained artificially high prices then it would be a slam dunk case.