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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 22:07:18 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 12:36:20 +0200, D wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Jul 2024, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 12:28:05 +0200, D wrote:
>>
>>> Except that neither europe nor the US are free markets, so neither can
>>> be used as an example.
>>
>> The simple fact is that mobile phones took off in lots of countries,
>> reaching over 100% penetration in several of them, while the US
>> continued to lag behind. What was different? Those other countries used
>> the Government-mandated GSM standard, while the US just “let the market
>> decide”.
>>
>> Coincidence? You be the judge.
>>
> That is incorrect.

That’s what really happened. This is all a matter of public record, that 
no amount of ranting polemic, no matter how loudly shouted, can erase.