Yeah, it obviously doesn't help that colloquially antitrust is interpreted as "monopoly" and people think the law would require an absolute monopoly. I see the

Yeah, it obviously doesn't help that colloquially antitrust is interpreted as "monopoly" and people think the law would require an absolute monopoly. I see the downvotes to the original question, but I'm not too bothered by the question itself as I think it's reasonable given a general person's understanding. Similarly the belief that antitrust only applies to consumer prices being raised rather than supplier prices being forced down.