__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 04 September 2006 10:29 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 04 September 2006 10:00 \__
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>>> BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>>> This seems to be one of those anti-success things. Walmart is big
>>>> because it's successfull. People must like shopping there or they
>>>> wouldn't have an income.
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>>> Read up on how oligopolies form. Walmart is a key player in an
>>> oligopoly which is extending across the whole planet. If their goals is
>>> to be an oligopolist, then they're successful, it's true.
>>>
>>> Another question to then consider is whether you want to live somewhere
>>> where you're at the whim of an oligopoly.
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>> I had to do some reading.
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopoly
>>
>> Selective snippets:
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>> "The word is derived from the Greek for few sellers."
>>
>> "This causes oligopolistic markets and industries to be at the
>> highest risk for collusion." (think US government; even Google
>> hired Spooks)
>>
>> This reminded me of the French and MacDonald's. This also led me to
>> thinking about Kerala's ban on Pepsico and Coca Cola products. Lastly,
>> this reminded me of a video I watched earlier today.
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko-EX9fSIcg
>>
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> Sorry - just seen this - ignore my other post!
I had to check the timestamp and see if beat you to it (Wikipedia). *smile*
Wikipedia is still my default search bar. And it continues to thrive and
expand (occupies a 4% chunk of the Web's traffic, IIRC). Some said that
sites like Digg (even del.icio.os, Reddit) would catch Google unprepared and
take over. But I think Wikipedia might be the most consice, valuable, and
least expensive resources (reliability is decent). Children could have it
loaded onto a CD-ROM/DVD drive and run a compact form (subset) of an
Internet knowledgebase on their laptop. Offline Wikipedia has existed in
Germany for a a while. OLPC Project is headed there too.
Best wishes,
Roy
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