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To: cosmicforce who wrote (402551)	3/12/2019 7:03:16 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 544083

Thanks for the table and the data. I usually love to work with such. But not in this case. I'm more interested in seeing an opening to a much needed conversation. And I suspect the real test of monopoly or duopoly behavior will be in actions blocking access to markets rather than corporate valuations.

To: cosmicforce who wrote (402551)	3/12/2019 7:11:15 PM
From: Sam	1 Recommendation Recommended By Sun Tzu Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 544083

We need talking points. Okay - maybe $25BB is not the right number! What is? 1% or 2% of GDP? Honestly, I don't think revenue is a good measure at all. Exxon and Chevron are both gigantic, but they play in a gigantic ocean and aren't even close to monopolizing their sectors. Walmart does monopolize retail in a number of small towns, but not retail in general. They benefit those towns in some ways (lower prices) but not in plenty of others--they destroy small local businesses. Google rules in search, but they are far from the only player there. They rule by being the first to create a giant searchable database, fast "crawlers" to build that database, and a great search engine. Plus, I think, a great name. No one is forced to use google, there are plenty of serviceable "good enough" alternatives. It gets very complicated. It is extremely difficult to come up with a general rule because sectors are so different.