To be fair, that's the goal of any business, even if it isn't pointedly stated or even thought of.
You’re correct. I remember when my local grocery stores were crying because Walmart was putting them out of business. But those same local grocery stores had no pity for the “mom and pop” corner stores that they had put out of business only two decades earlier.
“ His goal is to put everyone else out of business.”
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I remember when IBM had over 95% of the computer business.....
I remember when Sears had most of the mail order business .....
I remember when Bell Telephone had virtually all of the phone business....
I remember when GM had the majority of the auto business.....
I’m tired, calf rope....
Actually no it isn’t.
Outsell the competition perhaps but make them disappear? No.
Marvel Comics without competition from DC shrinks the overall market, it doesn’t grow it.
Even your competitor’s burger joint serves as a subliminal message “food” “burgers” “eat”. And if you have a preferred brand you may hold out for the one you like but you may still be motivated into a purchase by your competitors’ signs.