Perhaps you should consider phone service from the 1930's through the 1960's. Then consider the changes in the phone services just in the last 10 years.
The first period was one of stagnation. There really wasn't much difference in the services other than refinement of trunk line handling and switching equipment allowing subscribers to get private lines. The hand devices had literally NO improvements.
During the last 10 years you have seen wireless EVERYWHERE, my phone provider lists 16 different features available with their phone, I have wireless phone service within my house. That has nothing to do with Ma Bell's phone monopoly, you say! Yes it does, Ma Bell wouldn't allow any NON-Bell equipment to be connected to their precious phone network. They claimed it would harm the reliability. Therefore, for many years, you could get a phone any color you wanted, as long as it was black. They finally relented on that issue and there were color choices! WOO-HOO!! That is the type of service you get out of a monopoly server.
And I get free long distance with my cell phone. For years long distance was considered a premium service.
I’d consider that argument, except for the fact that those features have been made possible by advances in technology outside the phone industry, i.e. chips.
I’m also not arguing that those features are a function of the free market system.
And yes, I can have it both ways.
Nothing’s free.