> became one due to lack of competition. By phrasing what happened in the passive voice, you are downplaying the fact that Google actively strove to make it ha

> became one due to lack of competition. By phrasing what happened in the passive voice, you are downplaying the fact that Google actively strove to make it hard for new competitors to become established. Of course there still are competitors to YouTube, depending on how we define the market for online video sharing, and Google didn't invent Metcalfe's Law, but nor should they be surprised that it was hard for alternative sites to compete. That is, after all, why they bought YouTube in the first place and discontinued Google Videos.