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They totally create damage to the market in this case.

The fact that courts turned competition law into some toothless tool only highlights the problem.



I think the problem is that outdated competition laws stem from an era where a potato is a potato and it doesn't particularly matter whose potato it is that you buy.

It completely fails to account for the relatively recent platform lock-in and network effects which dramatically amplify the leverage and impact of the platform owner not only on the end users (who could with great effort choose a different platform and migrate all their data and services) but also the third parties who need access to the platform in order to enter a market.


I think concepts behind the laws are fine. Courts just don't want to apply them, instead diluting the original idea.




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