[mempko]

Also, most of the actions of these companies are heavily subsidized by the government. We tend to overstate market importance and understate government involvement. So while we as individuals have some control via spending habits, we have very little control over what is actually offered in the market. The fact that we can buy phones and computers isn't because of market forces, but decades upon decades of government investment and subsidy. Which if it didn't exist there would be no phones or computers.

So I say, start at the source, at investment and government involvement which will ultimately decide what is available in the markets.