6
exerceo
274d

Competition is necessary for a healthy marketplace.

Whenever there is a monopoly or a near-monopoly, its owners can treat their users poorly through restrictions (Android OS becoming like iOS), planned obsolescence, unfounded content takedowns (YouTube), account lock-outs until the user provides more personal data (Google demanding phone numbers), subscription services instead of ownership (Adobe, BMW heated seats), and users would have nowhere else to go.

Comments
  • 2
    at this point it's the job of law systems of the different countries we live in to step in.

    There are various examples of that at work from the past and present.

    If nobody would've stepped in, we probably still would drive around without seat belts and airbags in our cars.

    unfortunately it needs to get really bad, until something happens.
Add Comment