• nevemsenki@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A lot of times the cheap prices in low cost countries is (partly) subsidised by the higher profit in more expensive ones. Essentially buying market share and brand recognition for some lost revenue, hoping to recap it by cornering the market and rising prices in the future. At least that’s the theory.

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      1 year ago

      Oh, I didn’t realize we needed to manipulate markets in favor of the marketing strategies of corporations, since they need so much help

      • ditty@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        No no, see, corporate market manipulation is good, government market manipulation is communism