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Re:“Google Is as Close to a Natural Monopoly as the Bell Sys... by maverick_iceman on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:10PM (#14311196)
Yes, what GP said is true, at least since the 80s. Before that, too powerful monopolies were considered bad for society; that's why Standard Oil was broken up. However, understanding of US antitrust law underwent a shift in the 80s - now a monopoly has to actively hurt the end consumer for it to be prosecuted under the Sherman antitrust act.

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