> to ignore market forces entirely in order to better position themselves > just to prevent competitors from having access to them They don't ignore the marke

> to ignore market forces entirely in order to better position themselves > just to prevent competitors from having access to them They don't ignore the market, they use their resources earned from participating in that market to keep and/or improve their current market positioning. Which is exactly what their shareholders want, and is fair game until treated as a monopolist.