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pitaj · 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.

lmm | karma 42440 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2022-09-29 22:02:39

It's a monopoly.

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

That's not what a monopoly is.

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

That's not what a monopoly is.

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

That isn't what a monopoly is.

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

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

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

That's not what monopoly means.

Nasrudith | karma 5818 | avg karma 1.2 · | 2020-10-20 14:17:58+00:00

"You and all of your competitors are a monopoly!" Am I the only one who notices that the statement is completely nonsensical bullshit?

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".

bobthepanda | karma 14124 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2021-02-26 16:30:40+00:00

It’s abusing the definition of monopoly. There isn’t a single super-dominant games company choking out competition. In fact, companies steal each others’ lunch all the time; Fortnite surpassed PUBG, Cities Skylines from a small Finnish dev surpassed EA’s SimCity, and Stardew Valley was created by a single developer who surpassed Harvest Moon before him.

Monopoly doesn’t just mean “this company is bigger than I’d like.”

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NetOpWibby | karma 1368 | avg karma 1.29 · | 2023-01-08 23:49:25

That's what happens when you're a monopoly.

dahfizz | karma 9428 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2021-10-15 13:39:53

At no point has "monopoly" meant anything other than "A single seller". The confusion comes from people trying to steal that term to refer to "big companies".

toxik | karma 6231 | avg karma 3.4 · | 2021-10-27 01:41:34

That’s not what a monopoly is.

nerfhammer | karma 5267 | avg karma 2.94 · | 2018-03-26 21:53:36+00:00

Because it's not actually a monopoly. Monopoly means no competition. "Monopoly" just means "big" now apparently.

earthling8118 | karma 498 | avg karma 1.12 · | 2024-01-16 19:35:06

You don't have to be the most popular to be a monopoly. Not even close.

logicprog | karma 1092 | avg karma 1.84 · | 2020-06-09 15:33:26

I don't understand why people think monopoly means "big company," especially when size is contingent on continuing to serve customers better than competitors.

zirgs | karma 1305 | avg karma 1.44 · | 2023-08-24 03:14:47

There isn't a monopoly. Their competitors just are really bad at it.

breakfastduck | karma 2640 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2022-03-11 07:57:42

Because people can't comprehend the difference between 'doing it better than everyone else' and 'being a monopoly'

scarface74 | karma 25313 | avg karma 1.25 · | 2020-08-14 01:37:15+00:00

Yeah that’s kind of the definition of a monopoly.....

nerfhammer | karma 5267 | avg karma 2.94 · | 2019-03-08 16:40:08+00:00

They're not using the traditional definition of monopoly meaning lack of competition, now monopoly just means "too big".