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If you buy a company shouldn't you be able to do what you want with it?


When you've got huge market power, not necessarily:

> In general, any business — even a monopolist — may choose its business partners. However, under certain circumstances, there may be limits on this freedom for a firm with market power.

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...


Within the boundaries of the law, which should (ideally) be modified based on arising new problems in the benefit of people.

Also, this starts getting into the “temporarily embarrassed billionaire” mindset, which is a really bad lens to view politics through.


Yes. That's beside the point however.




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