# kaal:claim:3782198-013

**Claim.** Because centralized owners control the platform software they control the market and can dictate prices, charging non transparent fees that adjust to real time supply and demand to maximize their own profit.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies to platform businesses such as ride sharing where the owner sets the matching software

**Source quote.**

> owners control this software and therefore control the market and can dictate prices. They don't charge transparent fees. They adjust to real-time information about supply and demand to maximize their profits.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Contemporary Decentralization* (2021), History of Web <.> and Web ?.>, page 10

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Contemporary Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782198

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `e7e1378e3eed06cace6534e7792a7307d607d18bc6beb4ac45896476280728e4` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Contemporary%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** decentralization

**Keywords.** platform-power, pricing, ride-sharing, centralized-ownership

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