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corporate tactics (4)

The hidden theft of shrinkflation

In times of inflation, consumers expect prices to rise. What they rarely expect, however, is for the product itself to quietly shrink while the price tag remains the same. This tactic, known as shrinkflation, has become one of the most…

Sony’s stubbornness and the cost of control

From brilliance to blunders. There was a time when Sony was the name you mentioned when you wanted the best in consumer electronics. From the Walkman to the Trinitron, they didn’t just follow trends, they set them. Their products…

Open Source vs Hollywood: the FFmpeg-Netflix soap opera

A storm hit social media this week. FFmpeg maintainers, the developers behind one of the world’s most important open-source multimedia libraries, were accused of demanding monetary compensation and license acknowledgments from commercial platforms using their code. Among those…

The LEGO empire: innovation, monopoly, and the price of control

LEGO is synonymous with creativity, learning, and engineering. For millions of children, educators, and hobbyists, it's more than just a toy, it's a gateway to STEM, problem-solving, and imagination. But behind the cheerful colors and modular bricks lies a far more…