Re: GNU/Linux is perfect for corporate domination

[Sam Holden]

On 10 Jun 2004 12:12:13 -0700, Snuffelluffogus <darkred@myway.com> wrote:
> They say that the world is heading the way of global 
> monopolies ; they say economists have warned that these
> monopolistic situations (defined as 4 or 5 firms controlling
> 50-60% of the products/services sold in a market) already
> exist in most domestic US markets

That is a ludicrous definition of "monopolistic situation".

A monopoly is by definition *one* entity controlling "most" of
a market.

That is a "oligopolistic situation", any economistic who calls it
monopolistic clearly isn't a competent economist. "They" are
hence fools for heeding the warnings of some economists who don't
know what they are talking about.

-- 
Sam Holden