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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 7:30 am
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Originally Posted by jbfield
Why is it that as soon as something functional becomes popular, business come along to buy them out, remove the functionality (or/and accessibility) and dumb the whole thing down with a pot of gloss.
Money.

Originally Posted by jbfield
Why can products, services and businesses, particularly those involved in IT and the Internet, remain fragmented rather than consolidated to a few mega corporations?
Money.
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