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Originally Posted by Kirtai
I suppose that technically, they do but since there are an array of functionally identical vehicles available it's not actually a problem.
Books can't normally be substituted that way. e.g. Can you get another book that's a full substitute for Falling Free? (Functions to replace: First book in Vorkosigan saga, first book with quaddies, only book with character Leo Graf).
As an aside, Bujolds books are awesome.  (please ignore the hideous covers)  |
If you have your heart set on a particular model of car, then (by your logic) the maker of that car has a monopoly. Same with a book. You might also think, hey I will just read another good murder mystery if you wanted to read a particular one and it was too expensive. Books are not completely interchangeable, but you can easily find something else interesting to read, on the same subject. My point being, your use completely devalues the word monopoly. That should be used for market dominance of a product category, it shouldn't apply to virtually every single, non-commodity product on the planet.