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> Watching the fanboys defend their favorite tech giant is incredible. These companies are not behaving in the markets or people's best interest and they are wa
by jhall1468 8y ago
> Watching the fanboys defend their favorite tech giant is incredible. These companies are not behaving in the markets or people's best interest and they are way too big, at a scale that dwarfs most of the worlds organizations.
It's not illegal to be big, it's illegal to use your influence to prevent competition in a way that's illegal. There's zero evidence of that, which is why she's talking about a new law.
And please refrain from calling those that disagree with you "fanboys". It diminishes every single point you're attempting to make, because you sound like a jaded teenager rather than an adult that wants to have a conversation.
- wybiral 8y ago> It's not illegal to be big I never said that it was.
- dbmikus 8y agoGoogle was hit with a big antitrust violation fine in the EU in 2017 for demoting rival shopping services: https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/google-fined-e2-42bn-for-eu-antitrust-violations-over-shopping-searches/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/google-fined-e2-42bn-for-e...
- fortenforge 8y agoThe FTC looked into the same issue and ruled in 2013 that Google did not violate US antitrust laws: https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_statements/statement-commission-regarding-googles-search-practices/130103brillgooglesearchstmt.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_sta...