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> included unethical, anticompetitive and illegal Oh, like Uber and AirBnb?
by progn 13y ago
> included unethical, anticompetitive and illegal
Oh, like Uber and AirBnb?
- icebraining 13y agoI don't see how is Uber unethical or anticompetitive. Refusing to play by the rules created by the taxi lobbies is not anticompetitive.
- enko 13y agoA little too much snark for my taste but this is fundamentally a good point. The same people who would rail against MS's rule-bending are very likely to be the same ones cheering on regulatory disobedience in startups, and frankly the latter's is often far more unambiguous. Good food for thought there, thanks.
- e40 13y agoregulatory disobedience in startups is not the same thing as anti-competitive practices.
- judk 13y agoI don't know. Folks who suffered under MS in the 90s have a sour taste for anticompetitive behavior and criticise Uber/AirBnB. The folks who know BillG as a malaria guy, or who cheered MS back then, are the ones who tolerate the ends by all means.