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		redczar on May 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iOS Kindle app now has a ‘get book’ button after c... The market figures it wrong in lots of instances. Like cancelling cable subscriptions or gym membership. The market, in your parlance, did decide this by Apple being the most profitable phone maker. People could buy other phones and didn’t. I guess that version of the market figuring it out you don’t like.

bigyabai on May 6, 2025 [–]

> The market, in your parlance, did decide this by Apple being the most profitable phone maker.

I don't recall that defense saving Microsoft back in the day.

redczar on May 6, 2025 | [–]

My point is, saying “let the market decide” is a stupid response. One can always pick a starting point and say, “but the market did decide”.

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