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> Google's actions are illegal though. Have anything besides anecdotal evidence of that? Paying a company to use your search isn't anti-competitive. Google has
by jhall1468 10y ago
> Google's actions are illegal though.
Have anything besides anecdotal evidence of that? Paying a company to use your search isn't anti-competitive. Google has competitors that can make the same (or better) offers. Google didn't prevent that behavior (in the way Microsoft did with Windows) because they can't... there are already alternatives.
Google is a monopoly, but it's not anti-competitive without actual evidence. And your personal opinion doesn't qualify.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoHow about the FTC's? Google had a paid shill in as the FTC Commissioner at the time (Joshua Wright), so the case was buried, but FTC staff investigated and recommended they go forward with a formal action. The EU is of course, already moving forward, as is a few other countries, who don't have Google employees working in their respective governments.
- aaasssd 10y agoThere was alternatives to Internet Explorer when Microsoft got hit with the monopoly lawsuit...