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Monopoly

Do tech monopolies stifle or spur innovation?
Tech monopolies lack competition and the desire to innovate
Antitrust reasoning
Antitrust laws were created to encourage competition, and 120 countries have adopted some form of antitrust law.
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Do tech monopolies stifle or spur innovation?
Tech monopolies lack competition and the desire to innovate
Competition drives innovation
Tech monopolies don't innovate because they have to, they innovate because they want to. Competition consistently drives innovation, and is absent when monopolies are present.
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Do tech monopolies stifle or spur innovation?
Tech monopolies have a financial incentive to innovate.
The AT&T example
AT&T's monopoly in the 20th century allowed it to make technological strides.
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