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The monopoly argument was started a century ago and it is not aging well in the information era and through the end of scarcity.
In this country, with the least number of restrictions, we find that almost all monopolies are unnatural, requiring government support to retain their monopoly power (such as public utilities).
There hasn't been a serious anti-trust case fought here in years. The last one was Microsoft and although they were not successfully prosecuted, it would appear that the most serious competition for their product has appeared, cannot be bullied out of the market, and is 100% free of charge.
I call that a good outcome. The long run corrects better than the courts ever could.
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