But the fast-paced computing industry did not suit the stodgy former monopolist.
From the economist.com
The upper half represent the additional economic profit going to the monopolist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ever the callous monopolist, Google has more money than it knows what to do with.
From the businessweek.com
One way to do that, as any monopolist will tell you, is to get control of supply.
From the bloomberg.com
A monopolist reduces output in order to push price above the competitive level.
From the theatlantic.com
An exception is when a monopolist does it, which is what happened with Microsoft.
From the nytimes.com
This would allow the monopolist to extract all the consumer surplus of the market.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That's as much as saying yes innovative companies are often quasi-monopolist.
From the forbes.com
In theory, antitrust laws were meant to restrict such acquisitions by a monopolist.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
Someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
A monopoly (from Greek u03BCu03CCu03BDu03BFu03C2 mu00F3nos ("alone" or "single") and u03C0u03C9u03BBu03B5u1FD6u03BD pu014Dleu00EEn ("to sell")) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity (this contrasts with a monopsony which relates to a single entity's control of a market to purchase a good or service, and with oligopoly which consists of a few entities dominating an industry)...
One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something
The single supplier that comprises the entire industry.
Refers to a firm that can affect the quantity demanded of its product by varying its price because it is the only firm in the market. Also called a "monopolist" firm.