[TheAdamAndChe]

I am reading Peter Thiel's book about startups, and he discusses the nature of technological monopolies. It says how most tech monopolies have common attributes: proprietary software, network effects, economies of scale, and a solid brand. It looks to me like those companies have all of that.

[gvhst]

Yes, but tech monopolies != Space Exploration

[MR4D]

I google'd it just for fun, but I thought you had made a really good point....

Sadly, and much to my disbelief, you are incorrect:

MSFT: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-azure-orb...

FB: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-confirms-its-working-on...

GOOGL: https://earthengine.google.com/

AAPL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/12/20/apple-b...

AMZN: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2020/07/31/a...

If I had more time, I'd run down more companies (Like, who even knows what Slack might be planning! )