I suspect this sort of behavior is one of the contributing factors that leads to the internal rot that brings companies down over the long run. Then a competit

I suspect this sort of behavior is one of the contributing factors that leads to the internal rot that brings companies down over the long run. Then a competitor comes along and runs laps around them and seals the deal. But monopolistic and scale forces take a while to overcome, so I think it takes a while for it to fully play out.