Triopoly
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For the game, see Triopoly (board game).
A triopoly is a form of oligopoly where three producers are dominant in a given market. There may be minor competitors, but these three are far larger and can make a much larger influence.
[edit] Examples
- Moto Hospitality, Welcome Break and RoadChef among UK motorway service areas
- Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft in the present-day video game market
- UPS, FedEx, and DHL in the present-day commercial Package delivery market
- General Mills, Post and Kellogg's in the breakfast cereal market
- ABC, CBS, and NBC in US television before FOX and cable TV
- GM, Ford and Chrysler before the 1970s
- DiGi, Maxis and Celcom-Vodafone alliance in the Malaysian Mobile communications market
- Apple Inc., Microsoft and Linux in operating system platforms.
- Channels Seven, Nine and Ten in privately owned free-to-air television in Australia.
