[jiveturkey]

Sorry, but this is a very weak article.

First, not having competition does not make one a monopoly. It's anti-competitive (unfair) practices that make one a monopoly.

IE, now that had the form of a monopoly, in its day.

Then, he goes on to ignore WHATWG, which is the real authority, and is comprised of Apple, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft. I don't follow closely enough, but I'd be surprised to learn that Google has outsized power.

Lastly, to the extent that widevine is important, it isn't restricted to Chrome.

[tedivm]

You're literally redefining monopoly in a way that's different than every economist and most of society.

[Kaiyou]

Not having competition is exactly what a monopoly is. That's why copyright is a state granted monopoly.