Competition drives innovation
Tech monopolies don't innovate because they have to, they innovate because they want to. Competition consistently drives innovation, and is absent when monopolies are present.
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The Argument
Competition between tech companies rewards innovation and incentivises companies to continue improving. A company must innovate to have a chance at long term success. While competition will distribute profit between a larger number of companies and limit the capital that company has to innovate, this will not stifle innovation. Instead, it will force companies to be more conscious of the technology they are developing. In addition, some governments are offering financial incentives[1] for innovation in different sectors, so there are ways to mitigate the financial disadvantage of competitive markets.
Competition between companies will allow them to innovate based on consumer need. Without consumer-based innovation, tech giants like Amazon would not exist. Amazon adapted to meet consumer needs for online shopping after starting as an online bookstore.
Counter arguments
While competition may drive short-term innovation, long term innovation will be significantly hindered due to resource distribution. A monopoly allows one company to serve every customer, whereas a competitive market divides the customers between multiple companies. This restricts the profit of the companies within the competitive market. A company in the competitive market now has to choose what it wants to innovate, and its innovative capacity may be limited by resources and capital.
Premises
[P1] Competition between companies encourages them to innovate rather than getting comfortable.
Rejecting the premises
[Rejecting P1] Competition does not allow for long-term innovation as companies will not have the resources required.