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human
[Demolition Man] What started the franchise wars? Was the "war" purely financial? What changed with United States antitrust laws that allowed Taco Bell to take over, or was there determined to be a way around them?
gpt
This is a fun question.  You can actually see it happening now with fast food chains offering broader and broader menus and being owned by the same corporations.  

Also look at how there used to be a million cell phone carriers and now it is pretty much AT&T and Verizon.

I figure the "War" was more aggressive expansion like Taco Bell selling burgers and McDonald's firing back by selling tacos.