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Why is that playing dirty? I don't get it.

• phantom_oracle 11y ago
  It's mostly a figure of speech. Every company is entitled to some type of discreet monopolization. Thing is, governments (especially pro-capitalist ones) don't like monopolies, which is where the reference comes from.
  • cactusface 11y ago
    Oh ok, I missed the connection to monopolies. Thanks for spelling it out.
  • dylanjermiah 11y ago
    >Thing is, governments (especially pro-capitalist ones) don't like monopolies, which is where the reference comes from. A true monopoly rarely, if ever, actually exists in a real free market. However, artificial government backed monopolies are rampant today.