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Well, of course it's not actually an ad blocker, it's a middle-ground between "ad blocker" and "no ad blocker". And to be fair, that does seem like something t
by mundo 9y ago
Well, of course it's not actually an ad blocker, it's a middle-ground between "ad blocker" and "no ad blocker". And to be fair, that does seem like something that some people are asking for.
That said, the self-interest is palpable and makes it hard to take this seriously, akin to a bottled-water manufacturer pushing for stricter standards on the purity of tap water. In fact it seems like the fact that the standards are set by an industry coalition (of which Google is a prominent member) rather than Google itself, is the only thing keeping this from being outright antitrust, in that Google is using one of its products to restrict the activity of its competitors.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoGoogle is generally in control of it's "coalitions" and "alliances", and other members participate because they get blocked out if they don't. It is outright antitrust, they just painted it a little nicer color for us. See also: The "Open" Handset "Alliance", an industry group of companies who want permission to use Google's apps, who Google will threaten to permanently ban if they dare ship a device without them: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/google-blocked-acers-rival-phone-to-prevent-android-fragmentation/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/google-blocked-acers...