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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by naasking on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:07AM (#38613115)
> It should be though. Unchecked monopolies, duopolies and oligopolies are antithetical to a free market economy - they stifle competition and make the market un-free as well

Some markets only support a natural monopoly though. If you forcefully break up every monopoly you'll always be in court, because after winning the case and breaking up a company, the next natural monopoly will form within a few years.

The best compromise is to only go after them if they're abusing their position. I agree the standards for that are too low though.

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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by mschuster91 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @11:41AM (#38614572)
Agreed, particularly in agriculture and other rural scenarios it's very common that there is effectively one seller/purchaser for entire classes of goods. But there is barely any government oversight authority to watch over these or where any affected party can raise grievances.
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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by tomnipotent on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @11:51AM (#38614737)
Except the US government is constantly opening antitrust cases and successfully prosecuting violators on a monthly basis, you probably just never hear about it.

https://www.justice.gov/atr/antitrust-case-filings

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