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Re:Big tech is built on predatory pricing by crdoconnor on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:16AM (#15794866)
>The result you fear--a monopoly with price control--is illegal

Monopolies are not illegal.

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Re:Big tech is built on predatory pricing by Veen on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:57AM (#15796405)
> Monopolies are not illegal

No, they aren't. But can you think of any examples of a company that built a monopoly and refrained from exploiting it to the detriment of the market and consumers in the long term?

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Re:Big tech is built on predatory pricing by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:45PM (#15800110)
Monopolies are not per se illegal, but it is illegal to create a monopoly.
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Re:Big tech is built on predatory pricing by vorotato on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @03:05PM (#15800904)
Natural monopolies are not illegal, anti-competitive ones however...
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