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Sometimes it feels like companies fund weak competitors to discourage / drown out competition.

• dylan604 3y ago
  Microsoft funded Apple to keep another OS vendor alive, so it's not about discouragement. It's probably a lot cheaper to fund a competitor than paying the gov't and getting tagged as a recognized monopoly
  • megablast 3y ago
    Not true at all. https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-the-lies-the-day-that-microsoft-saved-apple/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-the-lies-the-day-that-mic...
    • nailer 3y ago
      Quick summary: code from Apple’s QuickTime for Windows found its way into Microsoft Video for Windows. The Microsoft investment was the result of Apple winning a lawsuit.
• brookst 3y ago
  There's enough imperfection in the world that no conspiracy is required.
  • airstrike 3y ago
    "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence"?