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Banks aren't a monopoly and are still dangerous. Also the apple app store is a "hard" monopoly, while Google's is a soft one, but Google still holds a bulk of the power despite major competitors.

Also not all monopolies are dangerous or evil, e.g. Steam.



> Banks aren't a monopoly and are still dangerous.

Banks aren't dangerous because they're a monopoly, they're dangerous because you're entrusting them with your money.

Platform app stores are dangerous because they're a monopoly.

> Also not all monopolies are dangerous or evil, e.g. Steam.

Steam is still taking a 30% cut. Only monopolists can get away with that, and they should all be smashed.




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