> The only ridiculous thing is that the US has stopped any pretence of regulating monopolies by itself. The difference is that US antitrust laws require the co

> The only ridiculous thing is that the US has stopped any pretence of regulating monopolies by itself. The difference is that US antitrust laws require the consumer to be harmed. I think it's pretty easy to make the argument that everyone uses Google, not because they are compelled to, but because they want to because Google is better than the competition. Consumers are better off with the superior product that Google provides. On the other hand, EU antitrust laws let them attack companies just for being big. This seems ridiculous to me because, often times, a company is big because consumers prefer it. Having a 'hobble the leader' economy necessarily hurts the consumers that want the better product from the bigger company.