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Monopoly auction rule: Official? Yes. Smart? No.

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:49:27 +0000

An old blog post about an “unknown” Monopoly rule has been making its way around the Web the past few days, starting with a piece on BuzzFeed, then spreading to MSN, Yahoo, HuffPo, and a slew of other places. The gist is simple: When landing on a property, you’re allowed to auction it off, with the highest bidder paying the bank, rather than just purchasing it yourself.

Tags: #funny #gaming #imported:pinboard #monopoly #to:fb

Why ‘too big to fail’ is too much for us to take

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:23:05 +0000

"There should be a clear distinction in public policy between the requirement for essential activities to survive and the continued existence of particular companies engaged in their provision."

Tags: #capitalism #democracy #economics #failure #infrastructure #monopoly #socialism #toobigtofail

Blogzilla: DRM-a-go-go

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:00:21 +0000

"We don't want this technology to be available to every hobbyist. We need to keep the number of licensees down to a manageable number. We charge a license fee to keep the number of people we have to deal with down to a level we can handle."

Tags: #MSFT #anticompetitive #copyfight #drm #microsoft #monopoly