Network utility squares with every newly added active user
Metcalfe's Law mathematically explains why monopolies are so hard to kill. The theoretical value of a communication network is proportional to the square of the number of its connected users. A single phone is entirely worthless. Two phones are useful. A billion phones represent an astronomical mathematical exponential growth in potential connections, heavily punishing anyone trying to start a competing system.

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