Hello!
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader
in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
E.g. Google develops the Chrome browser and other either have to support
the same feature set or die out, as certain web services will not work.
How is that called?
I am not searching the term monopoly, but a term to describe the
"dictate" of the standards.
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader
in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
Hello!
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader
in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
E.g. Google develops the Chrome browser and other either have to support
the same feature set or die out, as certain web services will not work.
How is that called?
I am not searching the term monopoly, but a term to describe the
"dictate" of the standards.
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou wrote:
[...]
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader
in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having the
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
Your example of Chrome/Google is a bad one. IBM used to be an industry >standard. Where is it now?
In article <n955mtF5priU1@mid.individual.net>,
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
Your example of Chrome/Google is a bad one. IBM used to be an industry
standard. Where is it now?
A very profitable professional services firm with a side line in
mainframes.
Hello!
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader
in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
E.g. Google develops the Chrome browser and other either have to
support the same feature set or die out, as certain web services will
not work.
How is that called?
I am not searching the term monopoly, but a term to describe the
"dictate" of the standards.
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having theI am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) wrote or quoted:
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having theI am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
The phrase that comes closest to what the OP is seeking is:
". . . is the leader in . . . and dictates how things must be done".
Verily, in article <phrase-20260615153108@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>, did ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de deliver unto us this message:
richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) wrote or quoted:
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having theI am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>>> in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
The phrase that comes closest to what the OP is seeking is:
". . . is the leader in . . . and dictates how things must be done".
"X is an 800-pound gorilla" might also be useful in some contexts.
On 15/06/2026 16:01, The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <phrase-20260615153108@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>, didOnly in a country where 800 pound is a measure of weight, and not price.
ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de deliver unto us this message:
richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) wrote or quoted:
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having theI am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>>>> in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
The phrase that comes closest to what the OP is seeking is:
". . . is the leader in . . . and dictates how things must be done".
"X is an 800-pound gorilla" might also be useful in some contexts.
On 2026-06-15, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 15/06/2026 16:01, The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <phrase-20260615153108@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>, didOnly in a country where 800 pound is a measure of weight, and not price.
ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de deliver unto us this message:
"X is an 800-pound gorilla" might also be useful in some contexts.
richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) wrote or quoted:
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having the >>>> market power to impose de facto technical standards.I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>>>> in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done. >>>>> The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
The phrase that comes closest to what the OP is seeking is:
". . . is the leader in . . . and dictates how things must be done". >>
That would be a bargain.
The selling price of a gorilla is between $15,000 to $50,000, and
it is illegal to own a pet gorilla in most countries due to their
status as an endangered species.
<https://monkeys.alloftheanimals.com/the-cost-of-a-gorilla-as-a-pet.html>
Le 13/06/2026 |a 14:31, Richard Tobin a |-crit :
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou-a wrote:
[...]
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>> in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having the
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
Yes, you're right.
Le 13/06/2026 |a 17:09, Hibou a |-crit :
Le 13/06/2026 |a 14:31, Richard Tobin a |-crit :
In article <n95256F54vdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Hibou-a wrote:
[...]
I am looking for a word/phrase to express that a company is the leader >>>>> in a certain part and "dictates" others how stuff has to be done.
The phrase that comes to mind is 'to set the standard[s]'.
That phrase normally refers to being of high quality, not having the
market power to impose de facto technical standards.
Yes, you're right.
Perhaps 'to establish the standard[s]'.
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