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US Tech's "MonopolyByDefault" Strategy and Mastodon App Note

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This item discusses the concept of "MonopolyByDefault" as a common strategy in the US tech industry, referencing Steve Ballmer's quote about competing against free services. It also includes a technical note about enabling JavaScript for the Mastodon web application or using integrated apps. AI

RANK_REASON The item discusses a general business strategy concept and a technical note for a specific platform, lacking a clear, singular newsworthy event.

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US Tech's "MonopolyByDefault" Strategy and Mastodon App Note

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # MonopolyByDefault is the bread and butter of # US # tech . Steve Balmer famously said "you can't compete against free", and the funny part is that Americans h

    # MonopolyByDefault is the bread and butter of # US # tech . Steve Balmer famously said "you can't compete against free", and the funny part is that Americans have a saying: "there's no such thing as a free lunch". The fact is that # American # AI and # SocialMedia is basically a…

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