Tech Monopoly

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. A market situation where one technology company or platform has overwhelming control over a category, ecosystem, or key infrastructure layer. In public discourse, the phrase often appears in debates about antitrust, platform dependence, and competitive fairness.

    In plain English: A dominant technology company controlling too much of a market.

    Example: "The app economy feels fragile when a single tech monopoly can change policy and wipe out whole business models."

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