> There is no viable third platform.

There is no "viable third platform" because people don't vote against the two existing ones with their wallets.

Can you name an example where a government succeeded in breaking up a monopoly, and the result was better for consumers? AT&T, IBM, and Microsoft were all "broken up", but it didn't make a difference for consumers. In every case, a competitor forced them to change their ways.

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hnlmorg 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Standard Oil.

Also 2 of those 3 companies were famously NOT broken up.

	▲	AbsurdCensor 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I mean, breaking up Standard Oil wasn't exactly great for consumers either. And those companies eventually re-merged anyways. But ole Rockefeller sure did make out well due to the breakup.