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The problem with that is that it is a self perpetuating cycle and that the current situation is only better for consumers in the short run. Google is better be

The problem with that is that it is a self perpetuating cycle and that the current situation is only better for consumers in the short run. Google is better because they have more data from consumers, which gets them more installs, which makes them better. It would be better in the long run for consumers if there is a real credible second source of search, since it keeps both parties honest and competing on the quality of the results -- and stuff like pushing your own sites doesn't start to creep in.

thedevil 11y ago
In theory, I agree with you. Everything I know about economics and organizational behavior seems to agree with you. But it seems that's not how it's worked out in the past ten years, and probably not how it will work out in the next ten years. Google's incredible pace of innovation has not apparently been slowed by lack of powerful competition.
sangnoir 11y ago
> The problem with that is that it is a self perpetuating cycle and that the current situation is only better for consumers in the short run The "short run" is typically the scope relevant to laws and regulations, for good or for bad.