Economics

The first 2 posts looked at what dependency costs you. This one looks at who else foots the bill: the volunteers keeping software going for very large companies, and the businesses bought, borrowed against and stripped back. Part 3 of 8, in plain language.

None of this is new, and it is not really about technology. Four companies control most of the world’s seed supply. Ten retailers move most of Britain’s food. Both produced a legal answer software has nowt like. Part 7 of 8 compares them, and asks why technology got away with it.