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Yah. On top of that, big tech cos often likes high regulatory burden. Ideally different between countries and jurisdictions. Big tech can afford compliance teams and w/e else they need. But! High regulatory burden is harder for upstart competitors. And very hard or impossible for tiny projects.
The same with technical burden. Like browser engines, used to be simple, now, extremely complex with wasm and webgl and stuff. There are only a few left standing. And some only barely.
The higher the burden, the more big tech is entrenched.