In late 2024, several private military companies begin to move into Al Mazrah, looking to wrestle control of the city from AQ forces as well as each other.

In terms of the story, MW3 is the sequel to the 2024 reboot of Modern Warfare 2.

A monopoly is a market structure where a specific person or industry is the only provider of a product. So the firm is basically the industry. McDonald's does not have a monopoly because there are other fast root restaurants.

And the judge ruled that Apple doesn't have monopoly power because customers can choose Android phones instead. She did find, however, that Apple's policies violated California's Unfair Competition Law.