Sentences with phrase «near monopoly»

In each case, advances came at the expense of vested interests that had long exercised with near monopoly power.

We now have an information architecture where a handful of large private players can exercise near monopoly power, with very little accountability on how this power is used.

So far they are the only tablets that have made a dent in Apple's near monopoly on tablets.

CEO Heather Reisman says, in an affidavit, that the settlement threatens to give Amazon a monopoly or near monopoly over the sale of eBooks in Canada.

Nissan knows it can't truly disrupt Ford, Chevrolet and Ram's near monopoly of the American...

«They had a campaign in the»80s, «The Best a Man Can Get,» that was visually emotional — grown men holding babies, etc. — that shot Gillette to near monopoly status, 75 percent market share,» said Russell.

You don't think 65 % of the ebook market is approaching near monopoly levels... I don't know any power companies that have that percentage of the business or even phone companies any longer... wireless or otherwise.

I would take issue that we are anywhere near a monopoly when you have players like Barnes & Noble and Amazon selling comics digitally.

The UFC has a damn near monopoly, that is why these things are allowed to go on.

And self - published authors are now beginning to spread out more as the e-book market, audio and podcast market, and POD market all develop, which means Amazon eventually loses their AOL - like monopoly, just like AOL did, and just like Amazon lost near monopoly market share with the publishers» e-books.

The current situation, where one erratic company in a totalitarian jurisdiction that is very hostile to Bitcoin has near monopoly domination over the manufacturing and distribution of the mining hardware that is required for the security of the global network, is unacceptable to anyone who understands the importance of decentralization to Bitcoin.

So far they are the only Tablets that have made a dent in Apple's near monopoly on Tablets.

Indigo's CEO Heather Reisman says, in an affidavit, that the settlement threatens to give Amazon a monopoly or near monopoly over the sale of ebooks in Canada.

And we don't approach near monopolies.

Windows became a near monopoly the 90s — while Apple came close to bankruptcy.

He wouldn't outright acknowledge its near monopoly, but he argued forcefully that standardization around his operating system and Intel's chips benefited everyone.

(Italian eyewear maker Luxxotica, which owns retailers Lenscrafters, Pearle Vision and Eyemed, as well as almost every glasses brand you've ever heard of, holds a near monopoly over the industry.)

WhatsApp leads globally and in countries with expensive SMS rates like India; Line dominates in Japan; KakaoTalk has been downloaded by 93 % of South Korea's smartphone users; WeChat has a near monopoly in China.

In Chicago, the cartel has a near monopoly.

The problem for all countries today is that as presently structured, the global financial system rewards speculation and makes it difficult for central banks to maintain stability without recycling dollar inflows to the U.S. Government, which enjoys a near monopoly in providing the world's central bank reserves by running budget and balance - of - payments deficits.

It has also been a principle that has led to Amazon, which has a near monopoly on e-commerce, losing tons of money on its retail business.

Google is facing European and American government concerns over their near monopoly with digital advertising.

at Mecca, which was a busy commercial center in Arabia with a near monopoly of the entrepot trade between the Indian ocean and the Mediterranean.

Since its very beginning Intelsat has enjoyed a near monopoly status in the delivery of satellite communications.

If that worked, Olivetti would still be a significant player in the document creation business, Kodak would still be creating memories, and Microsoft would still be a near monopoly.

The report described CBH as a near monopoly and said multinational Bunge had found it tough to make any headway after investing in rival port terminal facilities.

«The proposed merger would therefore effectively create a near monopoly subscription television provider across Australia.»

BAA's seven airports together account for over 60 % of all passengers using UK airports, including a near monopoly in the South East and Scotland.

«Mylan's near monopoly on the epinephrine auto - injector market has allowed you to increase prices well beyond those that are justified by any increase in the costs of manufacturing the EpiPen,» the senators» letter said.

With just one competitor, Mylan has a near monopoly on the device.

Fortunately, Android enjoys a near monopoly in developing countries with limited internet connectivity.

The current Chrysler Pacifica and its myriad of features does a good job of that, but the Honda Odyssey was Japan's first volley at the American / Italian automaker's near monopoly on the segment, and it has just struck again.

But like every business person, he realizes that a near monopoly is a license to print money, so that is one of his aims.

Problem is that it's very bad for democracy to have one corporation have a near monopoly on the marketplace of ideas.

They have not been prosecuting anti-trust cases as vigorously as in decades past, assuming that these near monopolies benefit consumers.

Audible has had a near monopoly for over the past decade, but newer entrants such as Google, Kobo and Walmart are looking to erode some of the market share.

Amazon's ebook system is a near monopoly that must be taken down.

If the business is big enough and resilient enough they can weather the storm and out - last the competition, after which they can set whatever price / policy they like because they have a monopoly (or near monopoly).

In other words Amazon only has a near monopoly on books by Independents, or unfortunates like moi published by Baen (thank you, Barnes and Noble for your «support» with Dragon's Ring, Rats, Bats and Vats («Rats, Bats and Vats Series» Book 1)-- and your ongoing help with a re-order system which sees so many of my books still selling away... only from Amazon.)

Now I know, and you know, that Amazon only approaches a near monopoly on sales where traditional publishing, distributors and their friends Barnes and Noble and Books - a-million and many other fine bookstores have either refused to carry the book, refused to reprint, refused to restock when copies are sold.

Amazon has a near monopoly in the U.S. in terms of e-readers.

And Amazon is showing signs of becoming increasingly a difficult business partner for self - published authors, especially as it continues a near monopoly over the self - published e-book market and largely controls prices for that market.

As a result, once a major weapons contract, such as the F - 35 joint strike fighter, is obtained from the DOD, Lockheed essentially gains a near monopoly of fighter aircraft not just in the U.S., but also in the majority of the free world.