Cartelization of the code review industry causes significant overpricing, because clients will pay almost any price to obtain the stamp of approval from one of the top five audit firms.
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As a result of the cartelization of the industry, most code reviews are significantly overpriced. Clients pretty much pay any price to get the stamp of approval from one of the top 5 audit firms.
Wulf A. Kaal, How DAOs Optimize Open-Source Code Reviews and Create Open-Source Standards (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3995709
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