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I guess since Amazon can use it's monopoly position to hurt Google it would be fair for Google to punish Amazon by restricting who can find products through the
by godzillabrennus 9y ago
I guess since Amazon can use it's monopoly position to hurt Google it would be fair for Google to punish Amazon by restricting who can find products through their search engine?
Maybe a little trade war between the giants would help them realize this is stupid.
- drdrey 9y agoif only there was some sort of federal trade agency that could fine companies for abusing their monopoly positions
- noarchy 9y agoIf only there was a monopoly. It isn't as if you suddenly can't get these device any longer.
- mattnewton 9y agoMonopoly power can be exerted at a whole lot less than 100% of the market.
- Buge 9y agoGoogle also doesn't have the only place you can get search results (eg Bing). But that didn't stop Europe from handing out a $2.8 billion fine.
- doorbumper 9y agoIt's more troublesome for Google to retaliate. Google is already under scrutiny for unfair search results from regulatory agencies all over the globe. Amazon has gone mostly unnoticed, and exerts their power without fear of reprisal.
- gaius 9y agoI guess since Amazon can use it's monopoly position to hurt Google it would be fair for Google to punish Amazon by restricting who can find products through their search engine? All that will do is push people to search Amazon first cutting Google out of the loop altogether.
- BonoboBoner 9y ago35% of ecommerce customer journeys already start on amazon. It is not like they totally depend on SERP rankings.
- cornholio 9y agoLet's see how that plays out when Chrome gives out a blank page for every Amazon domain ! <insert Brin & Page evil laugh here />