Sentences with phrase «near monopoly status»

«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.

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By the same token, it's easy to hate on the top dog — and let's face it, that's what Apple is in consumer tech (it has near - monopoly status with iPods, iTunes and iPads; has the top - selling smartphone by far despite Android's collective market share leadership; and is on the verge of finally conquering Microsoft in computers).

It's a for - profit company that talks like a non-profit, consistently declines opportunities to make tons of cash, and yet somehow has managed to disrupt an industry that for decades enjoyed near - monopoly status and double digit profit margins.

Google's near - monopoly status has drawn the ire of many politicians and pundits; together with Facebook and others, the firm is also grappling with accusations of abetting election interference and terrorism.

For instance, he favours nationalisation of Britain's railways and some utilities over their present near - monopoly status, harbours a visceral hatred of many Tories, and has had several conversations with Labour MPs about wooing them over to the populist Momentum - style movement that he intends to launch in the coming months.

Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer, is nowhere near such monopoly status, though it certainly dominates the world EV market, which means that it someday will become the world's largest automaker.