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The keyword here is "profitability." These companies are hyper-profitable and have a near monopoly in their line of business. Just having companies that barely eek out a living isn't sufficient.


In a capitalist environment, profit approaching 0 through competition is more ideal than monopolists naming their price. Think of it this way, Google is Basically ad tech, each dollar they don’t make does back to the primary company buying ads.




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