[mschuster91]

> If a US company produced phones at Samsung volumes, the price would come down.

The problem is, there are no Western manufacturers left that have the brand loyalty to bring such a large volume of purchases to the table.

The giants are so giant, it's almost impossible to compete with them in the consumer mass market. The only way you can outcompete the giants is by focusing on tiny small niches where consumers are willing and able to pay a premium - the government (auditable supply chains) and eco-progressives. That's where Tesla started, that's where Purism and Frame.work live.

[trelane]

> The giants are so giant, it's almost impossible to compete with them in the consumer mass market

Chicken, egg

[mschuster91]

Yeah, but it didn't have to be that way. We failed to uphold anti-trust acts and now are faced with this issue.

[trelane]

It didn't have to be this way, but anti-trust is not the sole reason.