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Well, I don't know how you define it, but here's Wiki's first paragraph[0]: > A monopoly (from Greek μόνος, mónos, 'single, alone' and πωλεῖν, pōleîn, 'to
by CharlieDigital 10mo ago
Well, I don't know how you define it, but here's Wiki's first paragraph[0]:
> A monopoly (from Greek μόνος, mónos, 'single, alone' and πωλεῖν, pōleîn, 'to sell') is a market in which one person or company is the only supplier of a particular good or service. A monopoly is characterized by a lack of economic competition to produce a particular thing, a lack of viable substitute goods, and the possibility of a high monopoly price well above the seller's marginal cost that leads to a high monopoly profit.
And Merriam Webster[1]
> exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
Do these hold true for Office? Azure? VS Code? Teams? Windows?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly
[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopoly https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopoly
- Forgeties79 10mo agoYou are using the dictionary definition of monopoly, not the legal definition according to any particular nation’s laws or looking at how it has been enforced/on what basis, which is the only version that really matters in this discussion. I imagine everyone on HN knows that simply linking Wikipedia is generally considered little more than a snarky, passive aggressive response. I don’t need the dictionary or Wikipedia definition of a monopoly for this conversation. I didn’t ask for it and you know that it wasn’t necessary or productive. If you want to have an actual discussion I’m all ears.
- CharlieDigital 10mo agoPlease cite the legal definition and let's have a discussion on whether it meets the legal definition or not.