I can't think of a situation in which a monopoly has benefitted consumers over time. I'd kill for a 2003-2008 era Google search product, but the competition is

I can't think of a situation in which a monopoly has benefitted consumers over time. I'd kill for a 2003-2008 era Google search product, but the competition is slim. Not to mention, Google likes to use its monopoly to encroach upon other markets. Apple doesn't have a monopoly on smartphones.