• robert@piefed.ca
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    17 hours ago

    This is the end result of choices that were made 30 years ago, based on assumptions that didn’t hold up

    What assumptions are you referring to?

    • 🇨🇦GreenBeard🇨🇦@lemmy.ca
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      16 hours ago

      That proprietary walled gardens were inherently more stable and user friendly. That private companies would, by their nature, incest whatever it took to maximize the quality of their products to maintain competitive advantage. That corporate consolidation could never become a vulnerability in its own right.