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		MrJagil on April 27, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A $20 Trillion Rock That Could Turn a Startup Into... See, why is it that the mining companies are seemingly keeping quiet as some new innovative entrants are gonna wreck their market, and why is it that the music/film industry cry like babies when a "similarly" technologically inventive disruption happen to them? I'm not trying to twist this into an argument against the MPAA, just observing how differently capitalism can unfold itself.

danssig on April 27, 2012 [–]

Not a fair comparison. MPAA has been losing sales for years already. This may never even happen.

MrJagil on April 27, 2012 | [–]

Fair enough. Do you expect the mining companies to pursue a similar path as the MPAA once they actually start losing money?

danssig on April 27, 2012 | | [–]

Yes, absolutely. There's a lot of money on the line, right?

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