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\s, I hope? Not using US-made products is basically impossible in the modern world.
by niek_pas 2y ago
\s, I hope? Not using US-made products is basically impossible in the modern world.
- endisneigh 2y agoIt’s really not. It’s just inconvenient.
- djaouen 2y agoOpen source is (usually) free. I’m just saying, if they really wanted to, other countries could build their own shit. They just don’t. :)
- hasanhaja 2y agoThe following example isn't a tech product, but it demonstrates the outrageous anticompetitive practices some of these monopolies engage in to suffocate people who are just building their own shit: Chokepoint Capitalism with Cory Doctorow - FACTUALLY Podcast: https://youtu.be/vluAOGJPPoM?si=zuezwnlUHhuoQFNt&t=2668 https://youtu.be/vluAOGJPPoM?si=zuezwnlUHhuoQFNt&t=2668
- morbicer 2y agoThere's Bolt where I am from, they are an Estonian company and have better and cheaper services than Uber.
- niek_pas 2y agoFair point; I should have clarified I wasn't really talking about Uber, specifically, but about American products (e.g. Windows and MacOS) in general :)