----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > And being a monopoly, by itself, is not a
> . crime.
>
> True. It's legal to be a monopoly; it's legal to engage in sharp
> business practices. It's not legal to be a monopoly *and* engage in
> sharp business practices.
Depends on your country - in the UK for one, there is a Commission who
have some major poewrs to *stop* any monopolies from forming - the only
monopolies allowed are state-granted, and often the companies in
question used to be nationalised or still are (eg The Royal
Mail/Consignia) - and there's not many of these!!
SamBC
