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.Right after deregulation, there are new entrants. Twenty years later, there are a very few giant companies. See telecom, airlines, etc.