The Evolution of Business Technology.
Salt Mines, 8th Century
Monopoly
Trading, 17th Century.
Monopoly
Coal, 19th Century.
Monopoly
Steel & Oil, 20th Century
Monopoly
Computer Chip Manufacturing, 21st Century.
Monopoly
Great cartoon. Business is in business to make money, if you look at our history from the mid 1800’s till now you will see that we were a country of monopolies until the public rose and used government to protect ourselves.
That bat isn’t just for monopolies–on the reverse side it says “employee trainer”. One does have to train one’s employees not to organize, not to expect benefits and to get by on wages that have no relation at all to the actual cost of anything.
annamargaret1866 over 14 years ago
Thanks for clarifying, fennec.
d_legendary1 over 14 years ago
Sounds like the same thing Microsoft did with Netscape a few years back.
4uk4ata over 14 years ago
Isn’t this basically the same thing the EU commission fined Intel over a while ago?
ellenpeskin over 14 years ago
This is absolutely correct. Describes business history exactly!!
kennethcwarren64 over 14 years ago
Great cartoon. Business is in business to make money, if you look at our history from the mid 1800’s till now you will see that we were a country of monopolies until the public rose and used government to protect ourselves.
teslagirl over 14 years ago
That bat isn’t just for monopolies–on the reverse side it says “employee trainer”. One does have to train one’s employees not to organize, not to expect benefits and to get by on wages that have no relation at all to the actual cost of anything.
parkersinthehouse over 14 years ago
merry christmas matt davies
love
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charliekane over 14 years ago
I’ll anticipate Neo:
Why change what works?
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
^ or, being Neocon, it would be:
Why change what works for me?
kat827618 over 14 years ago
Now add to that the health-insurance industry, factory-farming, oil and gas, our water supply, and banking.