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> Question: why does the market fail so miserably in this respect? The most common type of market failure is monopoly/oligopoly: you can choose Microsoft or Ap

> Question: why does the market fail so miserably in this respect? The most common type of market failure is monopoly/oligopoly: you can choose Microsoft or Apple. They have a suffocating grip on OEMs, making it very difficult to develop alternatives. The real question is: Why is human society tolerating oligopolies on software, CPUs and hardware in general?

ansgri 4y ago
It seems that at a scale that matters with high technology, there is no 'human society', only empires and corporations.
goodpoint 4y ago
Downvoted for saying this. HN is becoming a hybrid of 4chan and linkedin.