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There's no such thing as a free market. Just like there's no Santa Claus. Also, some very innovative parts of the computer/software economy not only lack regul
by wildgift 14y ago
There's no such thing as a free market. Just like there's no Santa Claus.
Also, some very innovative parts of the computer/software economy not only lack regulation, the FOSS sector, lack wages and salaries that are directly related to the production of said software.
- zanny 14y agoIt doesn't hurt that the software industry boomed under the Internet, which might be the most horribly regulated and managed infrastructure in history, but it is densely controlled by politics, else governments wouldn't have privatized their coax lines and wireless spectrum wouldn't be controlled by a few major players. Also, software patents can easily be considered intense regulation, especially in the superfluous and artificial nature they make the mathematics behind algorithms scarce because you have to tip toe around getting sued.