> One upside of a monopoly is that it's obvious which tech to use. Not in the tech of the monopoly, since disrupting the monopoly enables you huge cost savings

> One upside of a monopoly is that it's obvious which tech to use. Not in the tech of the monopoly, since disrupting the monopoly enables you huge cost savings (example: in its formation years, Google used of-the-shelf computers hold together by Velcro tape instead of expensive servers by the big vendors).