Although the Big Four are almost certainly legal monopolies, antitrust actions have historically only created new monopolies.

The most significant tech monopolies were established with the help of the U.S. government, before benefiting from so-called market failures.

Tech monopolies have been created with government IP protections from competition.

However, their decision to use antitrust enforcement, instead of reforming patent laws, likely led to today’s tech monopolies created with IP.

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