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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: My Dinner With Marc Andreessen
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 04:48:49 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 12:18:57 +0200, D wrote:

> If they raise the price, competitors will form, or alternatives will be 
> developed.

There are ways to stifle competition, if there are no laws to prevent it. 
Deceptive advertising, predatory pricing, cornering the market on 
important components, buying out competitors ... the history of capitalism 
is littered with examples of all of these.

Remember the phrase: “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts 
absolutely”. An economic monopoly is something pretty close to “absolute 
power”.