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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lowering prices is only one possible outcome of competition though. So is lower product quality, and laying off workers. In general, cutting costs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Doesn't that suggest they'd get more market share by having worse quality, somehow?

Companies do all those things, and not always for good reason, but let's get our econ 101 ducks in a row a bit. I don't think it's because of competition for buyers.