“We want to give consumers an alternative to the cable monopoly, and the cable industry is doing everything possible -- including patchwork-quilt fake research -- to try and stop us and others from competing in providing video choice.”
Andy Morgan
“This merger would create a monopoly in those areas where cable television is not available, thereby eliminating the only competitive choice for millions of households.”
Charles A. James
“very dangerous combination of cable monopolies.”
Gene Kimmelman
“Cable is one of the most durable monopolies. We are seeing constantly increasing prices that have to be paid in our monthly bills. Today, the only real threat to cable comes from high-powered, direct broadcast satellite,”
Joel Klein
“We [Microsoft] don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.”
Steve Ballmer
“Louisiana has [no] monopoly on rogues, rapscallions, shakedowns and kickbacks. Nor is it the only place where a few officials have endeared themselves to the electorate by means of the utter disorder of their private lives.”
Jon Nordheimer
“The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other sense than a man's house is a monopoly”
Daniel Webster