Not OP, but probably just the dictionary definition of the word "exploit", to use a resource for one's own benefit. If there are business models that cannot fun

Not OP, but probably just the dictionary definition of the word "exploit", to use a resource for one's own benefit. If there are business models that cannot function without this particular resource, what will become of them? They aren't paying "higher than local average" out of the goodness of their hearts. If they were, shareholders wouldn't be too happy.