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layer8 7 hours ago

How would a bad monopoly be likely to be taken down if not by government intervention?

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naasking 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Open source vs. Microsoft is a great example.

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logicchains 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It eventually becomes so big and inefficient that it gets overtaken by new competitors.

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yoyohello13 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A Monopoly implies an organization powerful enough to stop competition. Seems like this solution that relies on competitors is fatally flawed. If there are enough competitors to meaningfully compete then there isn't a monopoly.

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naasking 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You can only truly stop competition by government intervention.

	▲	yoyohello13 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		When an organization gets big enough it is indistinguishable from government.

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layer8 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A monopoly comes with serious moats, otherwise it wouldn’t be one. It can stay big and inefficient for decades.

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Jensson 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not if they hire good to go and literally kill the competition.