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There was that time they colluded with Apple not to compete for talent and keep salaries artificially low.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-fi-tn-apple-google-co...

That's an argument for them being a monopsony, not a monopoly. And since they were colluding with other companies, it fits the definition of a cartel better.

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