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To: neolib who wrote (229269)	11/18/2009 1:27:18 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

By what mechanism does a company get dominant then? in a free market? providing a better value. Why doesn't competition constantly eroding them prevent the dominance from developing in the first place? I'm sure the parameters are different in every situation. But the company that provides the best value first will tend to get momentum with early adopters. As the market gets bigger and the early innovator that has the market dominance fails to innovate or lower prices, competition steps in at a lower price or with a better product. The only way that this process is circumvented is when government intervenes. While I think of Robber Barons, you should think about the Telecom Act of 1996.