Free Market Economy Government Intervention - Preventing Monopolies

2007-06-27 10:08:31

#1

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6999

http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/0627/aerlingus.html

Fairplay to the European Commission today who prohibited Ryanair from buying a majority stake in the Irish national carrier Aer Lingus. Had they succeeded they would have had a monopoly on 35 air routes out of Dublin. Government/EU intervention FTW!

2007-06-27 10:55:38

#2

Liberal-Sl@yer: Certified BF2S Asshole; +131|6900|The edge of sanity

Lol the EU isnt the only ones to do that. The US learend from its monopoly mistakes of the 1900s-1920s. In fact i think AMD is sueing Intel for monopolization.

2007-06-27 10:57:37

#3

JahManRed: wank; +646|7072|IRELAND

Ryan air are absolutely the filthiest carrier I have ever flown with. There was sick on my fuckin seat. Never mind the rest of the plane. And O'Lerry tho a brilliant business man, comes across as a total money grabbing scum bag who would walk over his employees and passengers to squeeze a few extra pence of profit.
I would fly with them if they payed me. Not a good representation of Ireland on the global stage at all. I'm glad they got a spankin.

2007-06-27 10:57:59

#4

aLeX: .?; +160|6775|:D

I like monopoly. Unless the game goes on for hours, train stations ftw!

P.s. Well done EU

2007-06-27 11:19:24

#5

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6912

Monopolies are bad for the consumers so good for the EU.

However I dislike Aer Lingus as once they (indirectly) sent my baggage to Tel Aviv.

2007-06-27 11:22:12

#6

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6667|Escea

It happened to Microsoft and Tesco, or was it Sainsburys, bah never mind, anyway it happens everywhere not just the EU.

2007-06-27 11:35:17

#7

David.P: Banned; +649|6718

Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:
Lol the EU isnt the only ones to do that. The US learend from its monopoly mistakes of the 1900s-1920s. In fact i think AMD is sueing Intel for monopolization.

Thats not an example of a monopoly, Amd just sucks and when they create something good they become cocky assholes, Then when intel beats them they cry monopoly.

2007-06-27 11:44:10

#8

Liberal-Sl@yer: Certified BF2S Asshole; +131|6900|The edge of sanity

David.Podedworny wrote:
Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:
Lol the EU isnt the only ones to do that. The US learend from its monopoly mistakes of the 1900s-1920s. In fact i think AMD is sueing Intel for monopolization.
Thats not an example of a monopoly, Amd just sucks and when they create something good they become cocky assholes, Then when intel beats them they cry monopoly.

Lol i know but heres a good one. My dad works for a terminal (credit card swiping machine) company. Their rival company bought a cable company that makes the transactions from the terminals to the credit card company. That saves the rival company 20-30 cents per transaction. The brought that cut into the market and are now underselling EVERY compan in the buisness of terminals and threaten to monopolized the industry. So know my dads compnay is suing them for monopoly.

2007-06-27 12:03:01

#9

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7180|Salt Lake City

David.Podedworny wrote:
Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:
Lol the EU isnt the only ones to do that. The US learend from its monopoly mistakes of the 1900s-1920s. In fact i think AMD is sueing Intel for monopolization.
Thats not an example of a monopoly, Amd just sucks and when they create something good they become cocky assholes, Then when intel beats them they cry monopoly.

Get a clue. What AMD is sueing over has nothing to do with their current processors, and dates back several years. Besides, do you really want to see what the market would be like without AMD?

Yeah, I thought not.

2007-06-27 12:03:17

#10

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7093

David.Podedworny wrote:
Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:
Lol the EU isnt the only ones to do that. The US learend from its monopoly mistakes of the 1900s-1920s. In fact i think AMD is sueing Intel for monopolization.
Thats not an example of a monopoly, Amd just sucks and when they create something good they become cocky assholes, Then when intel beats them they cry monopoly.

Lol, that's actually a fairly accurate explanation of it. Although I wouldn't say they were cocky assholes, just their fanboi's. They didn't do their profits any favours by forming DAAMIT either.

2007-06-27 12:48:48

#11

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7160

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
David.Podedworny wrote:
Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:
Lol the EU isnt the only ones to do that. The US learend from its monopoly mistakes of the 1900s-1920s. In fact i think AMD is sueing Intel for monopolization.
Thats not an example of a monopoly, Amd just sucks and when they create something good they become cocky assholes, Then when intel beats them they cry monopoly.
Get a clue. What AMD is sueing over has nothing to do with their current processors, and dates back several years. Besides, do you really want to see what the market would be like without AMD?

Yeah, I thought not.

Yeah Intel did do some monopolistic practices... Getting major OEMS not to buy AMD cpus and paying them etc.

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

2007-06-27 18:06:02

#12

BVC: Member; +325|7139

If this were a world without AMD we'd probably be having this discussion on fidonet, not the web.

Hmm, lets see if I remember...

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2007-06-27 19:06:27

#13

elstonieo: Oil 4 Euros not $$$; +20|6782|EsSeX

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Get a clue. What AMD is sueing over has nothing to do with their current processors, and dates back several years. Besides, do you really want to see what the market would be like without AMD?

lol we would only just be getting PC that could play Half life 1, if we where lucky

2007-06-27 19:25:02

#14

jonsimon: Member; +224|6939

The major problem with government intervention in monopolies is the government's inability to define a market.

2007-06-28 07:28:20

#15

BVC: Member; +325|7139

elstonieo wrote:
lol we would only just be getting PC that could play Half life 1, if we where lucky

Programmers would be a lot more skilled at writing efficient code, though.

2007-06-28 07:31:16

#16

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7160

elstonieo wrote:
Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Get a clue. What AMD is sueing over has nothing to do with their current processors, and dates back several years. Besides, do you really want to see what the market would be like without AMD?
lol we would only just be getting PC that could play Half life 1, if we where lucky

Not that bad, AMD had nearly no market back then, it was in 2003 where they started getting fame.

2007-06-28 07:41:35

#17

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7206

Who mentioned AMD? You shook the computer geek tree.

2007-06-28 10:21:04

#18

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6667|Escea

It changed from Ryanair to AMD on one page lol.

2007-06-29 20:04:23

#19

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6849|North Carolina

The only true "free market" is one where the government consistently ensures that competition is fierce.

2007-06-29 20:33:26

#20

Liberal-Sl@yer: Certified BF2S Asshole; +131|6900|The edge of sanity

usmarine2005 wrote:
Who mentioned AMD? You shook the computer geek tree.

Thats my fault

Last edited by Liberal-Sl@yer (2007-06-29 20:35:05)

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