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Something can be a monopoly in market, but not in another. Google isn't a monopoly for users, it's a monopoly for developers. You can't get users without being

Something can be a monopoly in market, but not in another. Google isn't a monopoly for users, it's a monopoly for developers. You can't get users without being on Google. Only if I can replace one company with another, at roughly equal results, can the market be considered competitive. I can't delist my site on Google and replace those users with Bing users. If each search engine had only 5% or 10% of the market, though, I could. And I might. That's what a competitive market looks like. Google is, from that perspective, a monopoly.

RobertRoberts 9y ago
I would tend to agree, but not their email. That's easily replaced.
- kuschku 9y ago
  Is it? Can you simply avoid emailing GMail users and continue? Not really. And yet, thanks to their broken spam filters, you may have to.
  - RobertRoberts 9y ago
    >Can you simply avoid emailing GMail users and continue? No, but you can learn their rules and abide by them. As I mentioned in a previous comment, I tested for why my emails were not delivered, found out the problem areas and fixed them. And now they are delivered. I have more issues with companies that run their own mail server or use smaller email companies that have overly aggressive spam filters and don't even know what a white list is. I have less issues with Gmail than them. Try making your emails text only, and get them to deliver. Google even provides guidelines on how to get email to be delivered. I suspect you have not found these rules yet (lmgtfy.com) or have competing interests that forbid you from following them.
bduerst 9y ago
You're describing a monopsony, not a monopoly. And while Google has monopsonic power, it isn't the sole player in the market so it's not a true monopsony. Facebook, Twitter, and other channels have control as well. If you still disagree, look at how widespread Facebook's open graph standards are as proof of the market catering to these companies' purchasing power. Or just look at the header on the article: https://i.imgur.com/XlGgTaw.png https://i.imgur.com/XlGgTaw.png

RobertRoberts 9y ago

I would tend to agree, but not their email. That's easily replaced.

kuschku 9y ago
Is it? Can you simply avoid emailing GMail users and continue? Not really. And yet, thanks to their broken spam filters, you may have to.
- RobertRoberts 9y ago
  >Can you simply avoid emailing GMail users and continue? No, but you can learn their rules and abide by them. As I mentioned in a previous comment, I tested for why my emails were not delivered, found out the problem areas and fixed them. And now they are delivered. I have more issues with companies that run their own mail server or use smaller email companies that have overly aggressive spam filters and don't even know what a white list is. I have less issues with Gmail than them. Try making your emails text only, and get them to deliver. Google even provides guidelines on how to get email to be delivered. I suspect you have not found these rules yet (lmgtfy.com) or have competing interests that forbid you from following them.

bduerst 9y ago

You're describing a monopsony, not a monopoly. And while Google has monopsonic power, it isn't the sole player in the market so it's not a true monopsony. Facebook, Twitter, and other channels have control as well. If you still disagree, look at how widespread Facebook's open graph standards are as proof of the market catering to these companies' purchasing power. Or just look at the header on the article: https://i.imgur.com/XlGgTaw.png https://i.imgur.com/XlGgTaw.png