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> And of course there is no regulatory body that is able or willing to step in. On basis of what exactly? What is google doing wrong? I am curious to hear. Do
by dominotw 8y ago
> And of course there is no regulatory body that is able or willing to step in.
On basis of what exactly? What is google doing wrong?
I am curious to hear. Don't downvote me.
- tyingq 8y agoI suspect a reply to your comment isn't going to change your stance on whether Google is dancing around in the anti-trust/monopoly area. Maybe you would concede that some reasonable people think they have in the past? Like FTC investigators (albeit overruled by their bosses): http://graphics.wsj.com/google-ftc-report/ http://graphics.wsj.com/google-ftc-report/ Or Eric Schmidt: https://www.businessinsider.com/is-google-a-monopoly-were-in-that-area-admits-schmidt-2011-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/is-google-a-monopoly-were-in...
- dominotw 8y agosee this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15045653 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15045653 Winning argument was > It takes me all of 10 seconds to type duckduckgo.com, and maybe 30 to switch default search engines for the browser. [1][2] But an equivalent, i can just download FF in 10 seconds is not acceptable in this context. why? Infact, Google browser is way less dominant that the search engine. > I suspect a reply to your comment isn't going to change your stance on whether Google is dancing around in the anti-trust/monopoly area. Why is that? Sounds a bit patronising. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15046158 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15046158 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15046382 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15046382