moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down113 cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlineinternetofshit@suppo.fi
arrow-up1893arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square307fedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlineinternetofshit@suppo.fi
minus-squarehenfredemarslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-224 days 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-up1·24 days 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