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0 pointsEkaros5y ago0 comments

I really wonder if these monopolies will happen.

Is there any paid service with actual monopoly yet? Amazon has market share, but also competitive prices. To me all of these big markets like taxi, food delivery and online booking seem rather low barrier of entry. And that the customers will be price aware. That can't be really compared with free services like Google, Wikipedia or Youtube...

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ialex5y ago

VISA and Mastercard are close to monopoly there are also debt rating companies that control a market but cannot remember their name.

chungus_khan5y ago

The optimal shape for most markets is a duopoly. Both competitors get a large enough stake to continue growing, but don't really meaningfully compete, and don't have to worry as much about antitrust.

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ialex5y ago

VISA and Mastercard are close to monopoly there are also debt rating companies that control a market but cannot remember their name.

chungus_khan5y ago

The optimal shape for most markets is a duopoly. Both competitors get a large enough stake to continue growing, but don't really meaningfully compete, and don't have to worry as much about antitrust.

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