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Just because some one has a slightly better product doesn’t mean they have a monopoly. That’s like saying McDonalds has a monopoly because they have better fries. It’s just not true in any part of the statement



They have a monopoly on the name McDonalds.

If McDonalds had a fry machine and lobbied that making fries anyone other way was dangerous and only they should be allowed to use the fry machine that would more align with this situation.

It's not a monopoly but trying hard to get a government based one.


You're stretching so far to attempt to make a point you're now trying to equate a trade mark as a monopoly. These are totally different concepts and you've totally lost the plot with this analogy


McDonald's is considered an oligopoly, where a few firms dominate an industry and can set prices. McDonald's is not a monopoly because it doesn't sell a single unique good.




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