Have the Tech Giants Grown Too Powerful?

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Post by clumsysmurf » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 1:37 AM UTC

Have the Tech Giants Grown Too Powerful?
nytimes.com

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:24 AM UTC

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Post by ronnier » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:41 AM UTC

I'm OK with giant tech companies. America isn't the only place in the world and doesn't hold a monopoly on tech. If it's not American tech giants, it'll be Chinese or some other countries tech giants.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:49 AM UTC

ronnier wrote: post #3

I'm OK with giant tech companies. America isn't the only place in the world and doesn't hold a monopoly on tech. If it's not American tech giants, it'll be Chinese or some other countries tech giants.

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Post by HumanDrivenDev » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5:18 AM UTC

Looks like old media is feeling threatened.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5:26 AM UTC

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Post by Gigablah » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5:30 AM UTC

Have the news media giants grown too powerful?

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Post by eulers__number » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5:31 AM UTC

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Post by confounded » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5:41 AM UTC

Unless you work for one, or have founded a company purpose-built for acquisition, I don’t see how the answer can be ‘No’.

For entrepreneurs, the monopolistic stranglehold these companies have, make them impossible to beat with a better product. The best possible outcome is acquisition. You may join, but never beat them.

For Free Software hackers, the giants turning away from open standards, and towards DRM and abuse of the CFAA, is chilling.

For a free society, surveillance capitalism needs to die.

If you have ambitions in life beyond RSUs and a regular massage, yes they are too powerful.

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Post by aalleavitch » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5:48 AM UTC

The problem isn’t that they’ve grown too powerful, it’s that they either haven’t recognized their own power or have willfully rejected the responsibility attached to it.