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Originally Posted by Trend
You and I may have differences but you seem like a decent guy.
The government wasn't ambitious about shutting down Aereo either.
The companies who had the most to lose were ambitious about shutting down Aereo.
They did what ADULT AS AN INDUSTRY SHOULD DO BUT WONT ....
They took it all the way to the Supreme Court and won.
That's our civil judicial system.. that's how it works.
AND ...
You keep brining up the consumer.
Why should a company be made to price THEIR product in such a way that you think is fair?
That's ridiculous IMO.
You charge $25 for 30 days ... Someone else charges $40 and another charges $14
Your site, you get to set the price.
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i think mostly our difference lies in free market forces vs oligopolies. I would like to get ESPN & comedy central & science channel & nothing else. I have no ability as a consumer to pick what i want, like i can my food or my clothes, which are competitive markets. I have to buy 120 channels that are way too much money.
in general oligopolies are mature marketplaces where the winners won. They use their market power to stifle new competition. They also pay lobbyists to pass laws to prevent innovations, ask elon musk about that. also oligopolies thrive where the barrier to entry is very high. That makes it easy to corner an industry & once a monopoly owns an industry, they price gouge, deliver shit customer service & dont give a fuck about their workers.
I just described a cable company.
