> First of all, free markets didn't create this problem in the first place. So you can't just blame them for it nor do they have to be able to fix it to prove t

> First of all, free markets didn't create this problem in the first place. So you can't just blame them for it nor do they have to be able to fix it to prove their overall validity. Didn't blame anything on anything. I asked a question. >Is this so? I would doubt that. Also, as an aside, are you talking about America? Here in Europe it's different… I live in Europe and there is plenty of mindshare captured by these companies. Also soft drinks like these are not in the european culture, you can just take a look at relative market sizes. > No you don't. You have to carry what your market wants. Seriously? you are going to make a snide comment about my colloquial use of the term public instead of market? Real mature. > It's called disruption. Examples of disruptors are Linux netbooks, Afri Cola, maybe Tesla if they succeed, and many others. All of these things you have listed have existed for decades and barely hold 10% of their respective market. And please don't give the example of linux. Linux cannot be compared with other products which don't get free programming contributions and community support. Linux is nothing like its competitors.