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> This situation, commonly known as a monopoly, cannot be reversed by free market Actually, it can. Android and iOS are killing Windows as mobile is taking ove

> This situation, commonly known as a monopoly, cannot be reversed by free market Actually, it can. Android and iOS are killing Windows as mobile is taking over the world and is now the #1 computer people use. Chrome dominates IE and MacOS is devs preferred OS when it used to be Windows. I think the free market is doing its job here. As for Google, they are still doing an amazing job with Search, if they start slacking and stop innovating, then this will create incentives for competition not to mention Apple who is trying to remove Google from the Search experience altogether. Same thing for Facebook. The only real monopolies are the one maintained by the use of force by governments where competition can not flourish simply because the government makes it illegal to do so (taxi vs uber, hotels vs airbnb etc). Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook don't force you to use their services at gun point, which is why people are free to leave when better alternatives come, and they always do. Unless they make use of government force to prevent competitors from doing so (taxis vs uber etc). Have to give to the government for doing an amazing job at making people believe they are defending you from monopolies when they are in reality monopolies biggest backers.

wonder_er 10y ago
Parent said: > This situation, commonly known as a monopoly, cannot be reversed by free market You said: >The only real monopolies are the one maintained by the use of force by governments where competition can not flourish simply because the government makes it illegal to do so 100% agree. Ironic that the OP is saying that "this situation cannot be reversed by free market" when it seems that the most obvious business opportunity visible here is a privacy-conscious messaging service. No one is making the parent use whatsapp/FB, and there are many competing services. Some free, some not. Sort of stunning lack of imagination.

wonder_er 10y ago

Parent said: > This situation, commonly known as a monopoly, cannot be reversed by free market You said: >The only real monopolies are the one maintained by the use of force by governments where competition can not flourish simply because the government makes it illegal to do so 100% agree. Ironic that the OP is saying that "this situation cannot be reversed by free market" when it seems that the most obvious business opportunity visible here is a privacy-conscious messaging service. No one is making the parent use whatsapp/FB, and there are many competing services. Some free, some not. Sort of stunning lack of imagination.