return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2年前What's something you bought under $25 on Amazon that is a life changer and why?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up129
arrow-up129message-squareWhat's something you bought under $25 on Amazon that is a life changer and why?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2年前message-square50fedilink
minus-squarePrimarily0617@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2年前Yes I’m sure the prices will be the same after there’s absolutely no competition at all.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2年前There was no competition before, which is why it would be “the same as it was before”.
minus-squarePrimarily0617@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22年前 beats out the brick and mortar store**s** ???
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2年前Pretty much everything was a duopoly and as the market was so small they just grew to mutually exist without need to compete. Shit most of them are all owned by the same parent companies now.
minus-squarePrimarily0617@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2年前My point being that while a duopoly may seem like a worst case scenario, it very much isn’t.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2年前My point is that is isn’t any better or worse when there isn’t competition. You’re still a captive market being charged the highest costs possible.
minus-squarePrimarily0617@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22年前The “highest cost possible” is higher in a monopoly than a duopoly.
minus-squareHello_there@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22年前So private telecoms frantically lowering their prices when a public-funded internet company launches is just a coincidence?
Yes I’m sure the prices will be the same after there’s absolutely no competition at all.
There was no competition before, which is why it would be “the same as it was before”.
???
Pretty much everything was a duopoly and as the market was so small they just grew to mutually exist without need to compete.
Shit most of them are all owned by the same parent companies now.
My point being that while a duopoly may seem like a worst case scenario, it very much isn’t.
My point is that is isn’t any better or worse when there isn’t competition.
You’re still a captive market being charged the highest costs possible.
The “highest cost possible” is higher in a monopoly than a duopoly.
No, it’s at the consumers wallet.
I don’t know what this means
So private telecoms frantically lowering their prices when a public-funded internet company launches is just a coincidence?