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Sorry, but this is a very weak article.

First, not having competition does not make one a monopoly. It's anti-competitive (unfair) practices that make one a monopoly.

IE, now that had the form of a monopoly, in its day.

Then, he goes on to ignore WHATWG, which is the real authority, and is comprised of Apple, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft. I don't follow closely enough, but I'd be surprised to learn that Google has outsized power.

Lastly, to the extent that widevine is important, it isn't restricted to Chrome.



You're literally redefining monopoly in a way that's different than every economist and most of society.


Not having competition is exactly what a monopoly is. That's why copyright is a state granted monopoly.




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