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I think a big part of it is that Google controls one of the single most effective advertising channels to drive the growth of a competitor, and can therefore st
by ticviking 9y ago
I think a big part of it is that Google controls one of the single most effective advertising channels to drive the growth of a competitor, and can therefore strangle them in the cradle.
- dannyr 9y agoWait Google does not allow its competitors to use Adsense?
- ticviking 9y agoFair response there. They have unilateral power to bury someone in search results though. Which can effectively require them to use adsense. I don't think this is reasonable. Buy our other product or get poor search results. There's a few really good examples on other threads here. The best example I saw involved a hypothetical YouTube competitor facing a large number of DMCA takedowns, they may be complying with the law, but the takedowns will give google an excuse to bury them in search results forever more, while they can "excuse" YouTube.