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nixon_why69today at 1:33 AM1 replyview on HN

Standard oil is the textbook example of an abusive monopoly and was broken up for that reason.

They improved efficiency by cutting exclusive deals with railroads and transport companies due to their size which froze out every other company.


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WalterBrighttoday at 4:59 AM

Cutting consumer prices by 70% is not "abusive".

SO's market share never exceeded 90% and it declined during the years of the anti-trust trial.

By cutting launch prices 90%, is SpaceX also an abusive monopoly?

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