>> controls the private transport industry But is their money buying control of ...

		duncanawoods on Aug 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Leaked Uber financials from 2012 to 2014 >> controls the private transport industry But is their money buying control of anything? They are not buying control over a resource, like "all the tin mines in China" or something. Is it just spend on market creation that a fast follower can piggy back on for free?

no, because of supply on both sides of the exchange.