Ah yes, ban and regulate your way to innovation. That's certainly going to work. And of course, you threw in Reagan. You'll certainly get upvotes, but nothing else.
Regulations are for people. And are applied upon companies. They have a probable side effect, very wealthy persons don’t get extremely rich by harming everyone.
If that means I can install Linux on a laptop? Fine. Replace a battery? Fine. I’m not ruined if I got sick? Fine. Wealthy persons don’t need to be afraid that all other people start getting desperate? Fine. Breathing clean air? Fine.
I favor regulation over splitting monopolies. Because a split doesn’t prevent it to happen again. If we split {Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon…} the smaller companies will start the same stuff again.
PS: Sometimes things fire back? Or it seems like it fires back. The Cookie-Directive for example. Sadly companies use malicious compliance as business opportunity. There are now companies with a business model entirely relying on serving cookies for others and storing it centrally. Otherwise we see how big the problem actually is because they need to show what they do…
Your high tech is behind the tech of 10 generations from now. Just as meaningless a comparison.
It’s unfortunate so many so poorly understand the ramifications of physics.
Ah, one of billions. Belief this opinion of yours is relevant in any way is cute in “the child is clearly an idiot” kind of way.
Also, 'tech investment' is such BS these days. Infinite venture capital (or at least in ZIRP days) that has led to little real 'innovation', just more BS gamified adtech. And now the US is ripping down any realistic science R&D. It's Europe's moment to take the reins or lose the opportunity. You don't Softbank or some blood-stained oil money from UAE to do that.
Maybe that will change in the next few years, but it didn't happen for NYC or Texas either.