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I don't either. Don't we have free market capitalism? Why don't I have a Linux phone? And why do I need to worry that my government and banking apps won't work

I don't either. Don't we have free market capitalism? Why don't I have a Linux phone? And why do I need to worry that my government and banking apps won't work if I get a Linux phone?

rcxdude 2mo ago
Because in a free market you can't compel someone to support your niche platform, nor even compel someone to create the niche platform you want. The market for a Linux phone is tiny because there's almost no reason for the average phone user to prefer it over android.
- fsflover 2mo ago
  > you can't compel someone to support your niche platform You mean, a browser?
post-it 2mo ago
Because you don't have capital.
- gf000 2mo ago
  well, apparently not even Microsoft had enough capital. It's almost like the free market only works when we have well-defined and regulated markets. This has been known by Adam Smith and quite logical, yet people expect Google and Apple giga-corporations with monopolies to somehow abide by the laws of selling grains on the market.
  - tfrancisl 2mo ago
    "Trust me guys, the free market will work, it's just that no-one ever earnestly tried it before!!" No. This is the end state of any semblance of laissez-faire economics. Full stop. Massive accumulation at the top, power to those with capital, rags for the poorest.
attila-lendvai 2mo ago
no, we don't, far from it. (which doesn't mean there's not a lot farther from here).
realusername 2mo ago
> Don't we have free market capitalism? Not in the mobile world no, it's not a free market by any means
tfrancisl 2mo ago
I cant tell how tongue in cheek youre trying to be, but capital rules all. I don't have billions of dollars like the trillion dollar companies do, so I am not "free" to "compete" with them in any meaningful way. Same goes for these businesses convincing governments and banks that they have to do it their way or the highway.

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I don't either. Don't we have free market capitalism? Why don't I have a Linux phone? And why do I need to worry that my government and banking apps won't work

by geremiiah 2mo ago

I don't either. Don't we have free market capitalism? Why don't I have a Linux phone? And why do I need to worry that my government and banking apps won't work if I get a Linux phone?

rcxdude 2mo ago
Because in a free market you can't compel someone to support your niche platform, nor even compel someone to create the niche platform you want. The market for a Linux phone is tiny because there's almost no reason for the average phone user to prefer it over android.
- fsflover 2mo ago
  > you can't compel someone to support your niche platform You mean, a browser?
post-it 2mo ago
Because you don't have capital.
- gf000 2mo ago
  well, apparently not even Microsoft had enough capital. It's almost like the free market only works when we have well-defined and regulated markets. This has been known by Adam Smith and quite logical, yet people expect Google and Apple giga-corporations with monopolies to somehow abide by the laws of selling grains on the market.
  - tfrancisl 2mo ago
    "Trust me guys, the free market will work, it's just that no-one ever earnestly tried it before!!" No. This is the end state of any semblance of laissez-faire economics. Full stop. Massive accumulation at the top, power to those with capital, rags for the poorest.
attila-lendvai 2mo ago
no, we don't, far from it. (which doesn't mean there's not a lot farther from here).
realusername 2mo ago
> Don't we have free market capitalism? Not in the mobile world no, it's not a free market by any means
tfrancisl 2mo ago
I cant tell how tongue in cheek youre trying to be, but capital rules all. I don't have billions of dollars like the trillion dollar companies do, so I am not "free" to "compete" with them in any meaningful way. Same goes for these businesses convincing governments and banks that they have to do it their way or the highway.