by
Tim O'Reilly
Over time, as networks reach monopoly or near-monopoly status, they must wrestle with the issue of how to create more value than they capture—how much value to take out of the ecosystem, versus how much they must leave for other players in order for the marketplace to continue to thrive.
the very way he frames it makes it so obvious that there's something wrong with this picture. WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE HOW MUCH VALUE TO CAPTURE, vs how much to leave for the "others". fuck that