[polygamous_bat]

> What prevents the existence of such an ecosystem? What are the main obstructions?

You're ignoring the elephant in the room, which is anti-trust is dead, and the tech companies running the show are too damn big. If you start a competitor to audible, it can use its leverage with both AWS and Amazon and squeeze you until you're dead, and then continue on with its monopoly.

[cpill]

only if you take on VC. if it cost almost nothing to maintain and there is no pressure for ROI I think it can be done. also, the young, who mostly have no money will flock to cheap options and then it's a waiting game was they grow up.