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Hey Jim... I'm home early, bored and it's too hot outside to do anything so I'll jump into this thread.
I don't know of any long-term monopolies that specifically fit the parameters you describe. But there are two that come close.
First is Sociedad Quimica. You must be thinking... Huh? It's a company in Chile that "almost" has a monopoly on lithium. (Lithium as in the mineral... not the drug.) The same lithium that's used in all those high-tech batteries for cell phones, PDA's, laptop computers, digital cameras, etc. This chart should give you an idea of what they're all about.
The best way to describe this chart would be WOW!
begin oeprotect.scr I don't recall anyone seriously suggesting such a position either. A large part of the difficulty the astroturfers face here is trying to simplify a reasonably complex debate towards a...
A good candidate for a natural monopoly would be eBay. (Their chart isn't too bad either.) There are a few other online auction sites but they can't really compete with eBay. If you're a seller then you will most likely go to the site that has the most customers for your item, which is eBay. If you're a buyer then you'll naturally go to where there are the most items and sellers... which is also eBay. It's good to be eBay.
software must be free and anyone charging money for it is an evil crook. Your specific statement was: "Multiply the price-premium times the number of units...
- LQ
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