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Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Is Monopoly a Good Thing?

Last week's emailer was mainly just pointing out some under discussed examples of that phenomenon. The returns to basic research tend to be very high, but take a long time to materialize. Most private companies prefer research that pays off more quickly. I think you can argue that this calls for more government funding of basic research as opposed to more lax antitrust enforcement.

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