[crdoconnor]

>The result you fear--a monopoly with price control--is illegal

Monopolies are not illegal.

[Veen]

> Monopolies are not illegal

No, they aren't. But can you think of any examples of a company that built a monopoly and refrained from exploiting it to the detriment of the market and consumers in the long term?

[TheCoelacanth]

Monopolies are not per se illegal, but it is illegal to create a monopoly.

[vorotato]

Natural monopolies are not illegal, anti-competitive ones however...