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A less cynical take is that it allows you to run at a loss for a very long time as you build revenue and market share. This can be right up to the time that yo
by benjaminwootton 3y ago
A less cynical take is that it allows you to run at a loss for a very long time as you build revenue and market share. This can be right up to the time that you exit.
- oblio 3y ago> A less cynical take is that it allows you to run at a loss for a very long time as you build revenue and market share You're saying the same thing as the grandparent comment and in various places in the world this would be considered dumping/subsidizing and illegal. Yet here we are and the enshittification continues.
- j16sdiz 3y agoI think dumping/subsidizing is illegal only in the context of international trade.
- wslh 3y agoLegal doesn't mean that is ethical. Just saying that this is an interesting topic that was discussed for years in HN: at the end is it similar to dumping?
- Qwertious 3y agoDumping is absolutely illegal in domestic contexts. The famous one being supermarkets who undercut local fruit shops until they go out of business, then jack up the prices once they have a monopoly in the local area.