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The question becomes, are companies that are successful due to network effects worthy of anti-trust probes? Network effects will always lead to monopolies since the incentive for someone to switch to a new service must have an increasingly larger value proposition over the incumbent.


Yes - ease of competition forming naturally is a frequent reason for anti-trust. Granted, why Comcast still exists is anyone's guess.




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