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minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74·edit-22 days agoEmbrace. Extend. Extinguish. Extract rent now that everyone lives in / depends on your proprietary ecosystem. I’d say they can’t keep getting away with it!, but history shows they clearly can. Literally monopolist strategy 101.
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoThis was all people were talking about when they bought GitHub. We’ve past the “Extend” stage now.
Embrace.
Extend.
Extinguish. Extract rent now that everyone lives in / depends on your proprietary ecosystem.I’d say they can’t keep getting away with it!, but history shows they clearly can.
Literally monopolist strategy 101.
This was all people were talking about when they bought GitHub. We’ve past the “Extend” stage now.