>>There is some justification for keeping the profit from getting extreme, to keep customers from being hit with abusive monopoly pricing. Another option is fo

>>There is some justification for keeping the profit from getting extreme, to keep customers from being hit with abusive monopoly pricing. Another option is for the state to directly fund open-source software in sectors prone to monopolization. Then there will be competition, and if the open source software wins out and becomes the market standard, no profit gouging.