>Effectively, yes. Why is the market so disfunctional that a single company has effectively swallowed all competition? Part of the reason might be that Coca-Co

>Effectively, yes. Why is the market so disfunctional that a single company has effectively swallowed all competition? Part of the reason might be that Coca-Cola depends on decocainized coca leaf for its characteristic flavor, but regulations make it (effectively) impossible for upstarts to access this particular herb. Coca-Cola was grandfathered in from a time when coca leaves were legal.