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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026

This explains the dynamism of early tech, which saw companies rising quickly to conquer their markets, only to yield to the temptation to extract more from customers and/or suppliers while underinvesting in improvements to their products and services. 13/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026

When this happened, new companies sprang into being, reverse-engineering incumbents' products and launching "complementary goods" - plug-ins and mods - that fixed these defects, usurping the leader's place in workflows and pocketbooks of its customers and suppliers: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... 14/

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Adversarial Interoperability

“Interoperability” is the act of making a new product or service work with an existing product or service: modern civilization depends on the standards and practices that allow you to put any dish int...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026

For many years, this "adversarial interoperability" worked its magic on the burgeoning tech sector, creating a state of constant ferment. 15/

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