By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/09/2026This makes sense: who would invest in a new business in a market where none of its potential customers can switch to its new business? 1443
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/09/2026This is the *opposite* of what the horse-ponderers have insisted upon for 50 years. The more lock-in a company attains, the more profitable it becomes, *and* the less it has to worry about new competitors coming after those incredible margins. 1554
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/09/2026This is obvious to everyone, except the monopolist-funded "social scientists" and the governments they captured. This is bad news, and not just for those locked-in customers. 1422
