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This dude seems to think that it's a dick measuring contest, when it reality it boils down to a cost-benefit analysis. If Google thinks it will lose money, it w

by Cyph0n 9y ago

This dude seems to think that it's a dick measuring contest, when it reality it boils down to a cost-benefit analysis. If Google thinks it will lose money, it will shut down the service.

toyg 9y ago
This was mentioned in the other thread as well - and it's a scenario that publishers would love, as it puts them back in control of "news portals".
- stickfigure 9y ago
  Except that it won't. All the news portals/aggregators will simply move out of the EU. And then the EU can try to escalate by blocking non-EU news sites. Boy is that going to be an interesting day.
  - icebraining 9y ago
    Yeah, but Google will be out. And the other aggregators don't have its reach (e.g. Top Stories boxes in Google Search).
    - stickfigure 9y ago
      Someone will fill that void. It may take a while for the new winner to emerge, but it will happen, and then they will be in the exact same position as Google news. This law won't change the structure of the internet, it will just change the players. People want free news aggregators and other countries will not enforce this silly law (see also: cookie notices).
syrrim 9y ago
It is a dick measuring contest to a degree. Google is large enough to be effectively a monopoly, and so can think of these laws as being targeted at them. The way they respond to these laws affects the way other nations set up their own laws. Even if they lost money in spain by closing there, they would close anyways if they thought they would gain across the globe.
- Moru 9y ago
  If they shut down in europe they also open up the field for their competition. There are many developers here in europe that are just waiting for a chance.
  - scotty79 9y ago
    Chance to pay link tax? This thing basically makes news aggregation unprofitable. It's better to just make up your own news stories. Maybe even get sponsored by Russia if you make ones beneficial for them.

by Cyph0n 9y ago

This dude seems to think that it's a dick measuring contest, when it reality it boils down to a cost-benefit analysis. If Google thinks it will lose money, it will shut down the service.

toyg 9y ago

This was mentioned in the other thread as well - and it's a scenario that publishers would love, as it puts them back in control of "news portals".

stickfigure 9y ago
Except that it won't. All the news portals/aggregators will simply move out of the EU. And then the EU can try to escalate by blocking non-EU news sites. Boy is that going to be an interesting day.
- icebraining 9y ago
  Yeah, but Google will be out. And the other aggregators don't have its reach (e.g. Top Stories boxes in Google Search).
  - stickfigure 9y ago
    Someone will fill that void. It may take a while for the new winner to emerge, but it will happen, and then they will be in the exact same position as Google news. This law won't change the structure of the internet, it will just change the players. People want free news aggregators and other countries will not enforce this silly law (see also: cookie notices).

syrrim 9y ago

It is a dick measuring contest to a degree. Google is large enough to be effectively a monopoly, and so can think of these laws as being targeted at them. The way they respond to these laws affects the way other nations set up their own laws. Even if they lost money in spain by closing there, they would close anyways if they thought they would gain across the globe.

Moru 9y ago
If they shut down in europe they also open up the field for their competition. There are many developers here in europe that are just waiting for a chance.
- scotty79 9y ago
  Chance to pay link tax? This thing basically makes news aggregation unprofitable. It's better to just make up your own news stories. Maybe even get sponsored by Russia if you make ones beneficial for them.