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by otherme123 1203 days ago
Not true, and well known as not true for ages in the economic field. The primary source of monopolies are government regulations (e.g. patents, exclusive licenses, etc). In fact the words "monopoly" and "patent" started meaning "the government will allow this and only this business to do that thing, and will prosecute whoever tries to compete".

HP only have like 25% of the printer market. Realistic alternatives currently are: Brother, Epson, Kyocera, Ricoh and in some markets NEC. Anyone buying a HP today is asking for it.
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louwrentius 1202 days ago
> The primary source of monopolies are government regulations

This is beyond ridiculous, it's just bad-faith.

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LocalH 1203 days ago
The problem with the "economic field" is largely that it treats theory and practice as fungible.
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