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← Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly.

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Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under music industry music industry Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under government government Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly. Industries do not stay competitivemarkets; over time most settle into amonopoly or, more often, an oligopoly. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: When computing becomes a monopoly, the industry’s ability to innovate is sucked dry. — tap to centre the map on it When computing becomes a monopoly,the industry’s ability to innovateis sucked dry. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removesdifferentiation makes everyone worseoff, because it assumes peoplealready know what they want. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever the industry, the thing standing between a technology and its market is usually a government rule, which makes policy the lever that unlocks technologies. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever the industry, the thingstanding between a technology andits market is usually a governmentrule, which makes policy the leverthat unlocks technologies. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 MK Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The technology industry is destabilized in a way not experienced since the advent of the personal computer. — tap to centre the map on it The technology industry isdestabilized in a way notexperienced since the advent of thepersonal computer. Last stated 4 weeks ago 26 Sept 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what thecountry can do for them nor whatthey can do for the country MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it Computers should allow users toinstall any software Last stated 3 years ago 26 Jan 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will force a correction in how companies pay for experience once AI-augmented junior employees match the output of far costlier mid-career employees. — tap to centre the map on it AI will force a correction in howcompanies pay for experience onceAI-augmented junior employees matchthe output of far costliermid-career employees. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI inference costs fall, rising customer expectations will keep service margins from converging toward 100%. — tap to centre the map on it As AI inference costs fall, risingcustomer expectations will keepservice margins from convergingtoward 100%. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 TT Tomasz Tunguz — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers. — tap to centre the map on it Abolishing DRM and selling music inopen licensable formats that anyplayer can play is clearly the bestalternative for consumers. Last stated 20 years ago 6 Feb 2007 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy. — tap to centre the map on it DRM has not worked, and may neverwork, to halt music piracy. Last stated 20 years ago 6 Feb 2007 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Genre will become less of a career-defining path and more of an organisational tool — tap to centre the map on it Genre will become less of acareer-defining path and more of anorganisational tool Last stated 12 years ago 7 Jul 2014 TS Taylor Swift — holds since 2014-07-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly. Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago Holds Marc Andreessen Read this korrent →