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When Google loses an app developer, maybe they lose .1% of revenue.

When an app developer loses Google, they might lose 100% of their revenue (if they only develop for Android).

This fundamental mismatch in bargaining power is why unions are needed for fair resource allocation.

This fundamentally mis-represents the players involved.

Organizing might be a valid response but a labor union completely misses the root of the issue and would not serve a constructive purpose in this situation.

A trade organization would seem a more appropriate fit than a union.

You are right. I thought the word "union" is more general than it is.

But you also probably mean "trade association" instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_association

I'm not talking about a labor union, im talking about a customer union

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