> a company having a monopoly is just a state-of-affairs ... The legal issues turn on how the monopoly was acquired, not its mere existence. In any case, my or

> a company having a monopoly is just a state-of-affairs ... The legal issues turn on how the monopoly was acquired, not its mere existence. In any case, my original point was that it's unwise to describe one's company's position as a monopoly -- it sounds predatory, and it can only attract the attention of corporate lawyers.