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by deusofnull 2647 days ago
Youre not wrong that there is a lot of focus on tech specifically with regards to progressive anti-trust policy. But it doesnt have to be one or the other. Our definitions of what a monopoly is, like the article states, has to do with consumer pricing rather than if a firm is a monopoly or not.

Personally, I think amazon, if properly divided, could be dozens of healthy, competitive businesses. Maybe if there were less monolithic, open standards would be more important to facilitate cooperation and integration. In some ways this applies to the brick and mortar / ISP companies too.