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Can someone knowledgeable in this area lay out some of the potential anti-trust points that could be shown by the probe?

by daenz 7y ago

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Despegar 7y ago
This WSJ story has details about the FTC recommendation to sue Google (overruled by the commissioners at the time). They accidentally sent the WSJ every other page in a botched FOIA request. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-u-s-antitrust-probe-of-google-1426793274 https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-u-s-antitrust-probe-...
- joseph298 7y ago
  How do I read it? Do I have to subscribe?
  - dredmorbius 7y ago
    Archive.is / archive.fo generally works.
  - neonate 7y ago
    http://archive.is/TsG4K http://archive.is/TsG4K
Covzire 7y ago
This is just speculation, but I read somewhere recently that alleged that Youtube wasn't the gift to the world it appears to be. While I love Youtube for the most part (Free, High Quality), it is strange that we haven't seen much competition. Maybe it's a loss leader for Google and nobody else can afford the expense, or maybe they're doing something shady to make sure nobody else can afford to compete.
- cced 7y ago
  Can you please find this source? It seems to me like there’s quite a story here if your idea is even remotely true.
- mc32 7y ago
  I love YT for the instructional videos (how to repair this or that). I would miss that. I think YT just in the last couple of years went into the black. That’s a lot of bandwidth and they don’t have as many paying subscribers as NFx.
asr 7y ago
Starting with the recent EU decisions is probably a good bet. There are three fines the EU imposed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_vs._Google#EU's_investigation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_vs._Google#EU...
threezero 7y ago
Just one point, but I know that we submitted a complaint to the DOJ about Google’s sudden maps and street view API pricing changes. Their “free until there’s no competition, then we take all of your money” business model fits in the antitrust regulations. We’re hoping they include that.

Can someone knowledgeable in this area lay out some of the potential anti-trust points that could be shown by the probe?

by daenz 7y ago

Can someone knowledgeable in this area lay out some of the potential anti-trust points that could be shown by the probe?

deleted 7y ago

[deleted]

Despegar 7y ago

This WSJ story has details about the FTC recommendation to sue Google (overruled by the commissioners at the time). They accidentally sent the WSJ every other page in a botched FOIA request. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-u-s-antitrust-probe-of-google-1426793274 https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-u-s-antitrust-probe-...

joseph298 7y ago
How do I read it? Do I have to subscribe?
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  Archive.is / archive.fo generally works.
- neonate 7y ago
  http://archive.is/TsG4K http://archive.is/TsG4K

Covzire 7y ago

This is just speculation, but I read somewhere recently that alleged that Youtube wasn't the gift to the world it appears to be. While I love Youtube for the most part (Free, High Quality), it is strange that we haven't seen much competition. Maybe it's a loss leader for Google and nobody else can afford the expense, or maybe they're doing something shady to make sure nobody else can afford to compete.

cced 7y ago
Can you please find this source? It seems to me like there’s quite a story here if your idea is even remotely true.
mc32 7y ago
I love YT for the instructional videos (how to repair this or that). I would miss that. I think YT just in the last couple of years went into the black. That’s a lot of bandwidth and they don’t have as many paying subscribers as NFx.

asr 7y ago

Starting with the recent EU decisions is probably a good bet. There are three fines the EU imposed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_vs._Google#EU's_investigation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_vs._Google#EU...

threezero 7y ago

Just one point, but I know that we submitted a complaint to the DOJ about Google’s sudden maps and street view API pricing changes. Their “free until there’s no competition, then we take all of your money” business model fits in the antitrust regulations. We’re hoping they include that.