monopoly: everyone on the record — The Minutes https://minutesof.com/on/monopoly/ Everyone on the record about monopoly: 5 verbatim quotes from 4 people, January 2022 to July 2026, in one chronology, each with a timestamp and a link to… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:33:06 +0000 Andrew Ferguson: Ferguson alleges Deere unlawfully maintained monopoly power in repair services by withholding https://minutesof.com/q/0605bfcd-b892-4195-9f68-aa70bf421d1c/ https://minutesof.com/q/0605bfcd-b892-4195-9f68-aa70bf421d1c/ “By withholding these repair capabilities, the complaint alleged Deere unlawfully acquired and maintained monopoly power in markets for repair services for Deere farm equipment.” — Andrew Ferguson, FTC speeches Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:23:55 +0000 monopoly Andrew Ferguson: Ferguson describes how Deere restricted proprietary software repair tools to authorized deale https://minutesof.com/q/4c171ccf-f418-4b57-8af8-d683fccb07e3/ https://minutesof.com/q/4c171ccf-f418-4b57-8af8-d683fccb07e3/ “Deere, however, has previously made such tools available only to its authorized dealers, forcing farmers to rely on authorized dealers for many necessary repairs,” — Andrew Ferguson, FTC speeches Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:23:55 +0000 monopoly Bill Gurley: Gurley proposes one-sided partnership terms as a new monopoly test under Sherman Act section two. https://minutesof.com/q/851116b2-8d58-45a7-a422-e16b48850618/ https://minutesof.com/q/851116b2-8d58-45a7-a422-e16b48850618/ “Because I do think it's a sign of strength. And I could even go further and say that it should qualify under the Section two of the Sherman Act.” — Bill Gurley, BG2 Pod Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:27:40 +0000 monopoly Brad Gerstner: Gerstner characterizes Google as a monopoly that has been a tax collector on the Internet for t https://minutesof.com/q/505cb21a-c8cc-4c3b-83ac-856051db4d08/ https://minutesof.com/q/505cb21a-c8cc-4c3b-83ac-856051db4d08/ “Google has been a monopoly, a tax collector on everything on the Internet for twenty years.” — Brad Gerstner, CNBC Television Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:00:34 +0000 monopoly Gavin Baker: Baker identifies extreme consolidation in semiconductors with only three companies making leading https://minutesof.com/q/1dcd069e-780c-4bdc-92b9-40ee0756f281/ https://minutesof.com/q/1dcd069e-780c-4bdc-92b9-40ee0756f281/ “Today, Intel, Samsung, Taiwan, Semi, they the only companies in the world that can make leading edge logic. There's only three companies that can make leading edge DRAM, maybe four for NAND.” — Gavin Baker, Invest Like the Best Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000 monopoly