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It becomes less clearly undeniable once we separate Google into its constituent parts, though. Is search a utility? How about email? Webmaster tools for SEM? W
by jpttsn 9y ago
It becomes less clearly undeniable once we separate Google into its constituent parts, though.
Is search a utility? How about email? Webmaster tools for SEM? WiFi thermostats?
It seems unfair to blanket classify Google's offerings as utilities, if many of their products and services are just also-rans.
Again, the concentration of power and the strong competitive position of Google can be problems in themselves, whether or not the products are utilities.
- bsder 9y agoFor certain pieces I certainly can make really good arguments. For example, I can certainly argue that YouTube is a problem. Google effectively uses search to subsidize YouTube. This chokes off any competitor to YouTube as they simply cannot afford the bandwidth costs (YouTube was hemorrhaging money when Google bought it). If you forced YouTube to stand on its own, you might actually get some competition to it.