What Nathan saith - I’m neither on Amazon nor on FB btw.
Why should I not?
Amities
Philippe
> Le 14 avr. 2020 à 21:08, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
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> I use a Mac too. I shoot Leica (a 12-year old M8), Panasonic, Fuji, and
> assorted film cameras. I do other strange things. But I am also an economist
> and I insist on precise usage of words. “Monopoly” refers to a market where
> there is one provider. Microsoft and Adobe are therefore not monopolies. They
> are part of oligopolies, markets with a few dominant players. But there are
> alternatives. And there is always the potential for a disrupter to come in
> and spoil the party. I am more worried about companies like Amazon or
> Facebook.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 14 Apr 2020, at 20:48, Jan Steinman <jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>> On 4/13/2020 4:58 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>>>> If they were pure monopolies you would have 2 choices: use them or use
>>>> nothing !
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>> That’s certainly true of where most people get their electricity. It used to
>> be true of telephone service, and the US Department of Justice broke up AT&T
>> because of it.
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>>> To many of my friends and acquaintances, "monopoly" and "very large
>>> company" are close to synonymous.
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>> In economics, a monopoly doesn’t have to be absolute. It just has to be able
>> to wield disproportionate power.
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>> For example, if you expect employment in certain fields, you MUST use
>> Microsoft and/or Adobe products. That’s a de-facto monopoly, even though
>> smaller players exist.
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>> I don’t expect anyone to agree with me. I drive diesel vehicles. I grow my
>> own food. I live on an island. I make my own soap. I use a Mac. I shoot
>> Olympus.
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>> Outliers are seldom very concerned with what other people think of them. :-)
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>> Jan
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