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Instead of breaking them up or enforcing arbitrary separations (say between OS and apps), regulators could force them to provide APIs for competitors to use. F
by fauigerzigerk 9y ago
Instead of breaking them up or enforcing arbitrary separations (say between OS and apps), regulators could force them to provide APIs for competitors to use.
For instance, Google has ~90% market share in Europe and many websites restrict access to Googlebot, which makes it impossible to compete with them on a level playing field.
Regulators could require them to offer a search API for a reasonable price, similar to the FRAND obligations put on essential patents.