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Monopsony in action?

A monopsony is a firm that has market power on its suppliers. The distortions in the supplier market are similar to those observed in product markets under monopoly but are less often in the media or in antitrust cases. A recent Korean newspaper suggests that Apple is able to manipulate the supply of flash memory because of his large demand for its iPods and iPhones. See Apple accused of manipulating Flash memory prices.