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  1. Ex Libris is reportedly buying Innovative Interfaces Inc.. Goodbye, competition in the library systems marketplace. sr.ithaka.org/blog/what-are-the-larger-implications-of-ex-libris-buying-innovative/
    1. …in reply to @SimonXIX
      @moananddrone When I've previously referred to Ex Libris as 'monopolistic', I wasn't playing.
      1. …in reply to @SimonXIX
        @moananddrone Innovative Interfaces Inc. were one of the big competititors to Ex Libris for UK academic libraries. This acquisition is bad for consumers, bad for the marketplace, and bad for the development of library systems that actually work well.