Message from @Tinker Tom
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Did microsoft not actively suppress competition until the state intervened?
In order for a cartel to be worth it, you need to have a select few companies being the only ones operating in a market
there's a maple syrup cartel in Canada right now that has complete control over the prices, they are notorious for sabotaging competitors
@a lone father k They did not, including their software was fine
@Double Negative Ok, and how do they sabotage them?
And is environmental protections preventing competition?
no idea, im not in the maple cartel
lmao
Microsoft did, they actively purchased and suppressed natural competition
@a lone father k Citation needed
They probably did, but this was at the birth of the tech industry
While I dont like silicon valley
@Tinker Tom big dick company A, B and C individually buy a third of an industry. They form a coalition to consolidate resources. Congratulations, you now have a cartel.
In ancapistan there are no market restrictions to prevent this from happening
@Double Negative Ok, what industry
I mean, there's a lot to pick from
Aircraft? Consumer electronics? Baking supplies?
Also
>implying governments break up cartels anyways
Ok let's go with aircraft
I mean, there are anti trust laws that do exactly that
^
Oh yeah, Microsoft bundling internet explorer with windows
funny how that turned out
now nobody uses the garbage they prepackage
Nipped that monopoly in the bud
@Double Negative because of competition my man
Anyways with aircraft
Let's say Cessna made one of their planes with 2 other companies
Jacked up the price by 30% before their cartel
Guess what I do, as the capitalist pig I am?
Take a guess
let me guess, you stop buying
No, I take my money and get investments from other investors
And make the same plane
For 30% cheaper
then your factory gets airstriked by the coalition
The state forced microsoft to act more ethically with the settlement, it was not naturally solved
also, making planes is difficult