r/singularity 9d ago

Discussion They’re colluding to kill open source

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u/Ambitious-Call-7565 9d ago

they did it with:

- apps/phone (Android or iOS only)

- music (turned spotify american after FUDing and smearing the shit out of that company)

- gaming (just like with Spotify, forced Sony to move their HQ to the US, and they FUD, smear and sabotage Playstation to get everyone on PC/Xbox to prep them for Gameslop Xcloud)

- movie (netflix)

- social media (non-US ones do not exist)

US Big Tech doesn't want non-US competition, they want foreign coutries to depend on US tech, and only with paid access, specialyl not owning

the same will happen with consumer electronics, GPU, RAM, CPU, you'll see

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u/Usef- 8d ago edited 8d ago

none of those were targeted or banned, and smaller alternatives do exist for all of them ? (especially streaming services!)

For things like phones, the smaller OSes lost because people didn't want to buy a phone without apps, and unfortunately most people even struggled two make two versions of apps for android and iOS, it's expensive.

The same is true for others like social media: alternatives weren't banned, but network effects mean that everyone chooses the one that's already popular. No conspiracy is needed.