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by sgbeal 86 days ago
> The price of the black and white set has been fixed at £175 plus VAT. Sinclair says there is no prospect of a reduction. 'Firstly because it is such a complicated product and, secondly, we have a monopoly'.

At least he's honest about it.

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It's not an illegal monopoly to be the sole entity capable of a technique. The problems come from manipulating the market to prevent competition.
There was no implying that it was illegal, only that it was balsy (or perhaps foolish) of him to openly declare it. It's not a great PR move, in that the word tends to have a negative connotation for consumers.