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This is exactly the same as OEM computers and Windows. Microsoft have such dominance in OSes that they can't object to manufacturers making their own deals to s
by sh1mmer 17y ago
This is exactly the same as OEM computers and Windows. Microsoft have such dominance in OSes that they can't object to manufacturers making their own deals to set default search engines in browsers. It's an anti-trust issue. OEM manufacturers get paid by Google, Yahoo, etc to set the default to them.
Google can't get into the Mobile space with a platform and then expect they can enforce that their platform maintains their dominance in search. It's not competitive, and I'm sure they were expecting this to happen.
Disclaimer: I work for Y! but not in search.
- sonnyz 17y agoI could be wrong but I don't think this situation is the same as Microsoft's. Apple has full control over whats installed on an iPhone. They openly admit that they block any applications that compete with theirs. Couldn't Google do the same?
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- sh1mmer 17y agoBut Google aren't making these devices. They are providing an OEM operating system which can be installed on a device made by another manufacturer and sold branded by yet another company. It's exactly the same circumstance.