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		timr on July 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Roame (YC S23) – Flight search engine f... The airlines make up the fake currency, control its value, distribution, and ultimately, the entire consumer market for the currency. I don't know how you can conclude that they'll lose, when they run the entire game.

borski on July 29, 2024 [–]

Totally fair. I only meant they’d lose the battle against third-party searches, not that they’d lose money on the programs overall.

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