Indeed. The ONLY guarantee against companies abusing their near-monopoly positions is to deny them those positions of power in the first place. Not to trust th

Indeed. The ONLY guarantee against companies abusing their near-monopoly positions is to deny them those positions of power in the first place. Not to trust them because they seem nice and "don't be evil"-ish. Not to trust the government to stop them from abusing it (clearly). But supporting competitors. Competition is the regular individual's best weapon. And that is why, where possible, I strive to support underdogs wherever possible. I use a Windows Phone (with a Jolla on the way), read on a Nook e-reader, use duckduckgo for search, and avoid lock-in wherever possible (upload my music to your cloud? No thanks), etc. And I encourage others to do so, or at least give it a try