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Car makers like Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have been accused of using special software to raise spare parts prices.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/04/car-makers-used-software-to-raise-spare-parts-prices/
Ever had the nagging suspicion that your car's manufacturer was charging outrageous prices for parts simply because it could? Software might be to blame. Reuters has obtained documents from a lawsuit indicating that Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Renault and other automakers have been using Accenture software (Partneo) that recommended price increases for spare parts based on "perceived value." If a brand badge or other component looked expensive, Partneo would suggest raising the price up to a level that drivers would still be willing to pay. It would even distinguish parts based on whether or not there was "pricing supervision" over certain parts (say, from insurance companies or focused publications) to avoid sparking an outcry.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 05 2018, @06:02PM (7 children)
No, I am certain the terms I want are capitalism and socialism, not anarchy. The failure mode of capitalism you identify, monopoly, is the polar opposite of anarchy.
fwiw, I am in agreement with Mr. Vim that government is a violently imposed monopoly.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 05 2018, @06:08PM (1 child)
Government will always be a violently imposed monopoly and the only solution is to keep governments as small / local as possible. By definition they are a violently imposed monopoly, how else do you prevent someone from doing something the majority deems unacceptable? Make all humans angels first, then we can discuss more idealistic forms of governance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 06 2018, @12:07PM
Read some Kropotkin.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday June 05 2018, @06:12PM (4 children)
Only in the case of a government imposed monopoly. Anarchy put no barriers against natural or collusion-based monopolies, only those created by a government. So, yeah, you need to pick your terms better.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 05 2018, @06:52PM (1 child)
How is a government imposed monopoly different from monopolies imposed by other means?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday June 06 2018, @02:47AM
You really can't figure that out? I mean, I would have thought the word "government" would give you a clue.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday June 05 2018, @09:32PM (1 child)
As soon as someone manages a monopoly on an essential resource, the anarchy party is over [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday June 06 2018, @02:49AM
Absolutely correct. Which is why anarcho-capitalism does not work but (minimally) managed capitalism kicks the shit out of everything else ever conceived.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.