1) What was the biggest surprise for you in the reading? In other words, what did you read that stood out the most as different from your expectations? 

 I am surprised that the government can foreclose an industry by creating license requirements and limiting access to raw materials. I was particularly surprised that this takes place for ski-areas. I had no idea.
2) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

 While this article is great, they don't dwell much on anything that doesn't follow this norm. What about GNU/Linux? These open-source projects in the software industry have given proprietary software distributors a run for their money.

3) If you were able to ask two questions to the author, what would you ask? Why?

  I would ask if GNU/Linux or other open-source projects follow the same patterns described by the article.

  I would also ask if there are any outliers to these trends.

4) Was there anything you think the author was wrong about? Where do you disagree with what she or he said? How?

 I didn't see any false information. Who actually knows how accurate the information is, however, as it is simply a theory of competition, no?