Evidence

Format Online paper / PDF

"Market concentration has increased substantially in several major U.S. agribusiness sectors, including seeds, meatpacking, and food retail."

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Source title Concentration and Competition in U.S. Agribusiness

Source authors James M. MacDonald, Xiao Dong, Keith O. Fuglie

Source year 2023

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Video / YouTube Embed

"Tim Sweeney argued that Google Play’s all-in operating cost is around 6 percent of revenue and that a competitive market would not sustain a 30 percent commission at that cost."

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Source title Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #467

Source authors Lex Fridman

Source year 2025

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"Andy Hunter said that a 30 percent ebook reseller margin can be entirely consumed by a 30 percent App Store commission charged on the retail price."

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Source title Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter’s crusade to save books from Amazon

Source authors Nilay Patel

Source year 2025

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"Bookshop.org gives more than 80 percent of its profit margin to independent bookstores."

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Source title Our Mission

Source authors Bookshop.org

Source year 2026

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"Bookshop.org was launched in 2020 to help independent bookstores sell books online and compete with Amazon."

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Location PART 2 - FOUR HIDDEN CHIMNEYS CHAPTER 9: ARE UNICORNS REALLY WHITE? The Ping-Pong Cartel

Source title Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter’s crusade to save books from Amazon

Source authors Nilay Patel

Source year 2025

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Online paper / PDF

"A 2024 IMF Staff Discussion Note warned that dominant firms in increasingly concentrated markets could reinforce market power and enjoy monopoly rents."

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Source title Broadening the Gains from Generative AI: The Role of Fiscal Policies

Source authors Fernanda Brollo, Era Dabla-Norris, Ruud de Mooij, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Tibor Hanappi, Li Liu, Anh Dinh Minh Nguyen

Source year 2024

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"In 2024, iA said a Google API-policy change revoked iA Writer’s Google Drive access on Android and contributed to its decision to take the Android app offline and suspend new features."

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Source title Our Android App is Frozen in Carbonite

Source authors iA

Source year 2024

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"Apple permits alternative app marketplaces and web distribution in supported jurisdictions, including the European Union."

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Source title Operating an alternative app marketplace in the EU

Source authors Apple

Source year 2024

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"Android permits application distribution outside Google Play through other marketplaces, websites, and direct APK distribution."

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Source title Alternative distribution options

Source authors Google Android Developers

Source year 2026

Confidence high

Importance mid

Format Web Page

"In April 2025, a federal court held that Google violated antitrust law by monopolizing open-web digital advertising markets."

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Source title Department of Justice Prevails in Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

Source authors U.S. Department of Justice

Source year 2025

Confidence high

Importance high