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by whalesalad 890 days ago
the enshittifcation and conglomeration of all things continues.
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Soon it will all be Taco Bell.
Don't you mean Ma Bell, in this context? ;)
Nope, all Bells will be Taco Bells after the Franchise Wars. I wouldn't trust any other restaurant for my telecommunications and networking needs.

Case in point, their 7-layer Burrito [1] offering maps perfectly to the OSI Model [2]. It is fully self-encapsulating (though occasionally leaky), and operates bidirectionally with full duplex support for correctly-configured clients.

[1] https://tacobell.fandom.com/wiki/7-Layer_Burrito [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model

The reverse happens too, HP split into HP and Agilent.
That happened in the 90s
June 2, 2000