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Also, if the feds open an antitrust investigation, the companies and people damaged by google will proactively tell the feds where to look. So they don't just
by x0x0 7y ago
Also, if the feds open an antitrust investigation, the companies and people damaged by google will proactively tell the feds where to look. So they don't just have to go entirely hunting on their own; they have a pretty good notion of where to start.
eg phone manufacturers will be upset about google not allowing them to produce devices that compete with android and android devices; yelp and other sites are upset google scrapes their content, etc.
- sjg007 7y agoThe only other mitigating scenario is that this may be politically motivated. In fact it could be both real and political. It’s a warning shot to Facebook who is arguably more important politically.