I also resent being told how I have to accept payments also.
Interesting point of precedence:
Some decades ago do you all remember that our only phone service was Bell? We HAD to pay Their rates, go exclusively by Bell's rules etc. as there simply was no other service for this type of communication.
In the early 1970's a man in Kingston, ONT. decided enough was enough and he proceeded to open his own telephone Co. there. He accumulated approximately 10,000 clients in less then a year and was expanding rapidly. His service was a lot cheaper in all aspects and his growth and clientele rate of exponentiation was at an incredible rate, at least until BELL finally said enough is enough and took legal action.
Being driven almost exclusively by principle this good man (now Co.) persisted with his life savings to pursue this issue in court. He simply hated that Bell dictated what service he had to use and having to pay their rates undisputed.
Bell initially claimed that he was putting his own wires on Bell telephone posts. His lawyer argued that these poles were on community property, that this man and all of us pay for.
Bottom line, the court ruled in favor of Bell but that didn't stop this person. He took all of the rest of his life savings, mortgaged all properties etc. until he was less than broke and still persisted.
This went back to court and they upheld the original decision, BUT, the Supreme Court of British Columbia bought another argument set forth by now this mans team of lawyers and ruled that although he couldn't use Bell's telephone poles, that in fact, Monopolies in Canada are illegal and unconstitutional.
Though now at this time he had exhausted all monies, was deeply in debt...
HE WON
This is a very true story and you can see how things have changed and the vast amount of services we are now able to choose from.
I've heard the title 'Monopoly' used with eBay a lot of times in here and I can see the relevance, i.e. eBay buying out Paypal some years ago. maybe next they'll buy out Canada Post.
Point, were forced to use them, go by their rules etc. ...well, at least until someone or group forces a change as this man did.
Just thought this might be an interesting point of precedence for anyone here who might be interested.
Have an Amazing day!
Jeff
