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Re:YouTube Advertiser Meltdown: An Opportunity for Startups by keymone on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @05:17AM (#14096020)
monopoly is not about being most popular service, it's about being the only supplier of some commodity or service. youtube is not the only supplier of video publishing service, hence it's not a monopoly. users can switch from youtube to another service easily.

users can't easily (and sometimes at all) switch to a different internet provider, which is why net neutrality is important.

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Re:YouTube Advertiser Meltdown: An Opportunity for Startups by ouid on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:15AM (#14096564)
you clearly have no idea what a monopoly is.
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Re:YouTube Advertiser Meltdown: An Opportunity for Startups by fox8091 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @08:51AM (#14097103)
The dictionary disagrees with you.

http://bfy.tw/BBWT

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Re:YouTube Advertiser Meltdown: An Opportunity for Startups by fvdessen on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @09:27AM (#14097419)
The commodity that youtube sells is not only the ability to upload a video, it is the access to a network of viewers. It can be argued that due to youtube's network size relative to other video sharing website, it has a monopoly in that regard.
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Re:YouTube Advertiser Meltdown: An Opportunity for Startups by keymone on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:47AM (#14098161)
i don't agree. plenty of videos are being watched on facebook, instagram, twitter, etc, not to mention all the asian clones.

youtube just seems to be the most monetized platform for the time being, but i don't think it's anywhere near being monopoly in terms of access to users.

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