This would require the possibility of competition, which is generally forbidden widely due to lobbying, the consequential weakening of antitrust laws, and the follow-on massive consolidation on a scale that history has never seen before.
Comment on YSK : Dark patterns among large companies are becoming more mainstream
balder1991@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is actually good. There’s finally more room for good services offered by smaller companies that care about users.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 months ago
affiliate@lemmy.world 2 months ago
this reminds me of what happened to the instagram cofounders when zuckerberg asked to buy their company:
Systrom [cofounder] said he feared turning down an acquisition offer from Facebook would send Zuckerberg into “destroy mode” — a concern that Cohler [early investor] affirmed.
(source)
this stuff came up in a court hearing, and then nothing happened about it
henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 months ago
They have nothing to fear, no need to compete. They simply dominate and extract rent.
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 2 months ago
[deleted]EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Antitrust laws and lobbying exist in many countries. You know there are more countries than just the U.S., right?
henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 months ago
There’s this thing called multinational corporations that transcend the boundaries of a country. It varies, but this is a global problem. See issues like housing and the cost of food.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I moved to a smaller company for certain services. Now that small company gets bought up by a big company and the services are discontinued. Back to big tech it is.
metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 months ago
How’s the weather in the reality you live in?
TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Bless your heart