The colliqual usage of monopoly does not mean that the group described as a monoply has 100% of the market as seen here[1]. Having nearly all of the market is s

The colliqual usage of monopoly does not mean that the group described as a monoply has 100% of the market as seen here[1]. Having nearly all of the market is sufficient to be described as a monopoly. Once you are able to unialterally affect the market as you wish, because you control such a large portion of it, you are exercising monoply power. As an example Microsoft didn't control 100% of operating systems when the US government went after them, but they were still found to have been absuing their monoply power. Google putting their reviews above the search results when you search for a restaurant, which always made them appear before Yelp's, is pretty much the exact same situation as Microsoft forcing IE to be the default browser on Windows but you don't hear anyone in the government even hint at going after Google nowadays [1]http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/monopoly.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/monopoly.asp