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C’mon Lenovo. Superfish hooked, but Pokki Start Menu still roaming free

Solmyr ibn Wali Barad

"It may not be the case that all monopolies are illegal, but the majority are."

He was technically correct - having a monopoly is not illegal. Company may end up being a monopoly simply because others decide to leave the market.

But abusing a monopoly position is illegal. Usually it's a temptation too great to resist, so we don't get to see benign monopolies too often.

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