moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square306fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down113 cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
arrow-up1895arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square306fedilink cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-24 months agoIt only works in competition which we don’t have for the most part. Instead we have the illusion of choice through multiple brand product names. There’s a couple choices, sure, but few enough to function as an effective monopoly.
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI notice OP said This world of monopoly And you agreed with him, but I’d like to point out you’re talking about one country Monopolies are really really bad for consumers and are strictly regulated in modern countries
It only works in competition which we don’t have for the most part.
Instead we have the illusion of choice through multiple brand product names. There’s a couple choices, sure, but few enough to function as an effective monopoly.
I notice OP said
And you agreed with him, but I’d like to point out you’re talking about one country
Monopolies are really really bad for consumers and are strictly regulated in modern countries