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In many fields they do have a monopoly
by type0 5y ago
In many fields they do have a monopoly
- refurb 5y agoNo. Anyone is free to start a journal, open source of you prefer. What they have is the only prestigious journal in a field. That’s like saying Apple has a monopoly on laptops.
- Bancakes 5y agoApple has a monopoly on the apple logo. They certainly don't make the best phones and laptops, not by a long shot. Same thing here, most people don't really bat an eye and want curated science.
- type0 5y ago> That’s like saying Apple has a monopoly on laptops. They do have a monopoly on MacOS computers, some software requires to run on MacOS, in such cases users have no choice at all.