How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions
As the article points out, weak antitrust enforcement has allowed companies to become monopolies, or near-monopolies. It's not just "tech". Look at banking. The US is down to four big banks. Until 1995, US banks couldn't operate in more than one state.<p>Right after deregulation, there are new entrants. Twenty years later, there are a very few giant companies. See telecom, airlines, etc.