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RE: Attacks On (Dystopian) Amazon Are Un-American?
Microsoft is a state aided monopoly because of copyright and patents? As if there's not more efficient, secure and FREE alternative, yet who will develop software for Linux or let alone video games, despite that their monopoly has absofuckinlutely nothing to do with copyrights or patents.
Who controls the pricing of books?
aMaZoN. Check mate
Standard Oil was broken up by government, the point wasn't that they undercut the competition or that it was beneficial to consumers.
As for other examples of natural monopoly look into The Vend.
Yes, if microsoft didn't hold government guarantees that their software can't be competed against, they would not hold such a large market share. And indeed Linux, with its open source protocol, has taken over the server markets. It is a much more efficient model. Microsoft wouldn't stand a chance.
The consumer. Sorry Charlie.
Standard oil was broken up by government. But it was well on its way down. It lost its world market share in world market to the Russians, and it lost some of its home market due to the change to gasoline from kerosene due to the booming car industry. But until 1899, Standard oil cut the price to the consumer continually. That is what gave it its advantage.
In 1865, when Rockefeller’s market share was still minuscule, a gallon of kerosene cost 58 cents. In 1870, Standard’s market share was 4%, and a gallon cost 26 cents. By 1880, when Standard’s market share had skyrocketed to 90%, a gallon cost only 9 cents — and a decade later, with Standard’s market share still at 90%, the price was 7 cents. These data point to the real cause of Standard Oil’s success — its ability to charge the lowest prices by producing kerosene with unparalleled efficiency.
And Standard Oil's market share was dropping fast by the time it was broken up. In 1899, Standard held a 90% market share. By 1907, it was down to 68%. Just before it was broken up 4 years later, its market share was down to 64%. This was the result of competitors bringing cheap product to market.
Yes, if microsoft didn't hold government guarantees that their software can't be competed against, they would not hold such a large market share.
These things that you make up, Lolol.
Yeah, all those Linux games and apps.
Lololol. Yeah, Amazon is in the hands of the demand. Lmao, not a monopoly even though they control the price.
Yeah, standard oil was broken up by government, and it probably would have been on its way out because the demand increasing somehow doesn't equate to expanding efforts to regain control had it not been broken up.
Derpaderp....my name is Baah, and I can count to potato!
Derpaderp, so many business servers are used to play games...derpaderp!
Derpaderp, my name is baah...and I don't understand economics....derpaderp
lmao
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I am done with you.
Trolololololol on, the woo woo police.