[edj]

This is one of the older stories in business.

Right. This strategy can be traced back at least as far as Andrew Carnegie in the 19th Century.[1]

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertically_integrated

[maxerickson]

I think my favorite example is Ford investing in rubber plantations.

[plumeria]

Interesting factoid.

[maxerickson]

I looked it up later to see how correct my memory was and the thing I didn't recall was that it was a massive failure.