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problems · 2017-01-31 23:56:17+00:00

But it's also distinct from making "features" to control your monopoly.

fche | karma 308 | avg karma 1.19 · | 2016-03-13 19:39:11+00:00

"Monopoly" does not mean "two companies have lots of knowhow that competitors might like".

ionised | karma 2447 | avg karma 0.86 · | 2018-12-05 16:23:13+00:00

That's not what a monopoly is.

zachwood | karma 146 | avg karma 3.4 · | 2019-11-08 21:32:12

That's not what a monopoly is.

KarlKemp | karma 1537 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2022-01-03 19:38:06

An "industry" can, almost by definition, not be a monopoly.

amelius | karma 42902 | avg karma 1.63 · | 2024-06-24 12:59:09

It's more than monopoly. It's monopoly combined with strong lock-in.

sbuk | karma 3097 | avg karma 1.67 · | 2013-06-11 04:19:46

That isn't what a monopoly is.

pitaj | karma 4013 | avg karma 2.53 · | 2019-06-24 17:20:50+00:00

Yeah what is it with people throwing "monopoly" at everything? Just because they're an industry leader doesn't mean they're anything close to a monopoly.

CPLX | karma 22237 | avg karma 4.85 · | 2015-04-23 14:31:58

That's not what monopoly means.

microwavecamera | karma 1165 | avg karma 2.42 · | 2018-04-15 05:39:02

That not what it's means to be a monopoly.

dymk | karma 8044 | avg karma 2.72 · | 2021-11-17 09:54:04

It’s not about being a monopoly, it’s leveraging their power in other markets to have an advantage in this market.

kortilla | karma 11418 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2021-07-15 18:34:43

If you list two things, it’s not a monopoly.

fastball | karma 11107 | avg karma 1.97 · | 2019-03-19 20:25:39+00:00

There's a difference between having a monopoly and being the best product in the market.

rodgerd | karma 6591 | avg karma 2.05 · | 2017-06-22 19:15:44+00:00

All of these look like advantages if you're building a monopoly and have a contempt for anything that slows that down.

omg_ketchup | karma 322 | avg karma 3.35 · | 2017-06-27 20:22:27

That's not a monopoly, that's just advertising.

TheRealNGenius | karma 197 | avg karma 0.4 · | 2021-08-21 23:13:01

You don't get it, what you describe is not necessarily a monopoly.

hrdwdmrbl | karma 337 | avg karma 1.41 · | 2023-09-26 13:38:52

That's not what the word "monopoly" means though...

ClumsyPilot | karma 18478 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2021-12-03 09:06:33

That's not a natural monopoly

Jommi | karma 985 | avg karma 1.03 · | 2019-04-26 16:18:45+00:00

It's "monopolistic" not monopoly. There is a huge difference.

RonanTheGrey | karma 1073 | avg karma 2.26 · | 2020-06-24 18:40:17

> exclusive control of supply

Is not the only, nor even the most useful, definition of a monopoly. And there's also not a magic moment where one second you're not a monopoly, and the next second you are when user X+1 signs up. It's a gradual process and that's why it is such a huge area of law.

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