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Agitated_Ant_1201 t1_ixg68q1 wrote

Reply to comment by Yosho2k in Disney Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Live Streaming TV Prices by MarvelsGrantMan136

Not really, basically they went after Facebook for Trump and basically made it so they couldn't buy any companies. Antitrust is basically how much of a monopoly can you get before pissing off a political party to where they file a antitrust lawsuit against you.

The whole idea of the 1800s definition of monopoly where you own the materials, the manufacturing, the product and distribution is gone. Why would you want to own the materials or manufacturing since you can get China to do it cheaper and better without the threat of lawsuits?

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cronedog t1_ixi2q0z wrote

>Antitrust is basically how much of a monopoly can you get before pissing off a political party to where they file a antitrust lawsuit against you.

Antitrust has nothing to do with monopolies. It's about anti-competitive business practices.

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DMonitor t1_ixiglxe wrote

> The whole idea of the 1800s definition of monopoly where you own the materials, the manufacturing, the product and distribution is gone.

That’s also not what a monopoly is. That’s vertical integration.

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Agitated_Ant_1201 t1_ixk4eoq wrote

Vertical integration often leads to monopolies and was the old definition of monopolies you fucking moron. Read a textbook.

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