On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 08:59 +0000, Kevin Wright wrote: [ . . . ] > If you broaden your definition of monopoly from single companies to > also include consortiums - groups of companies all collaborating to > each take a slice from the same patent pie, then there's at least one > glaring example to be found... > > I speak, of course, about MPEG. I'm sure you can also find other > examples in this category. Perhaps BIOS design belongs in that class > too, a technology that's now almost synonymous with atrophied > innovation.
And then there is the GSM cartel. Does OPEC count? -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:[email protected] 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: [email protected] London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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