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There's that old saying that a benevolent dictatorship is the best and most effective form of government, right up until the dictator dies. All of the antitrus
by oorza 2y ago
There's that old saying that a benevolent dictatorship is the best and most effective form of government, right up until the dictator dies.
All of the antitrust shit Apple does largely benefits its consumers _for the moment_. It's worth acknowledging that, but it's also worth acknowledging that this is necessarily a temporary state, and under different leadership, Apple will make different decisions.
- Bud 2y ago[dead]
- rangestransform 2y agoif the antitrust actions actually harm the consumer, then the government can take action EU-style antitrust regulation foists shitty products on customers for the sake of ~~extracting their pound of flesh from US big tech~~ allowing businesses to compete
- disgruntledphd2 2y ago> EU-style antitrust regulation foists shitty products on customers for the sake of ~~extracting their pound of flesh from US big tech~~ allowing businesses to compete Sorry, are you an EU citizen? Because I am, and despite the fact that I work in tech, am absurdly happy that they are actually doing antitrust (even if I dislike some of the specific actions). Big, monopolistic companies are problematic (from my perspective) and I welcome all and any actions that make markets more competitive, both as a citizen and as a capitalist.