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It is both fruit factory fanboyism as well as anti-EU sentiment and it has nothing to do with 'capitalists' not liking 'consumers' having choices. Without capitalism the problem would not exist, so much is true. It would not exist because there wouldn't be anything to choose from: no browser market, no mobile devices, no choice. This tired anti-capitalism rhetoric needs to be shelved with the other books from the 60's and 70's.


It most certainly does. What company (capital) willingly gives consumer the choice to stop paying for their product? The only time that actually happens is when they are forced to, either via competition, or regulation. Any time they can lock consumers in to their solution, they do so.




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