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abtinf | 8 days ago

> It is wise … to price well below cost push out other players forever

I challenge you to name a single successful example of this that isn’t state enforced.

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api|8 days ago

All VC funded companies that release free or underpriced products and services, capture market share, then raise prices or enshittify?

The entire business model of VC funded tech?

abtinf|8 days ago

Typically, VC funded firms are inventing new markets entirely.

Simply overcoming startup capital costs is not the argument being made when folks claim dumping.

stingraycharles|8 days ago

Amazon?

abtinf|8 days ago

Amazon was wildly profitable on a unit cost basis from relatively early on. They didn’t show profits on paper because they reinvested everything into their capital buildout to reduce costs even more.