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Most companies face stiff competition and that's no reason to excuse immoral behavior. Not to mention that Google tried to acquire Yelp and was turned down. Eit
by rurp 7y ago
Most companies face stiff competition and that's no reason to excuse immoral behavior. Not to mention that Google tried to acquire Yelp and was turned down. Either Yelp's plan to take on Google always included copious dark patterns, or their earlier plans totally failed and this is what they've fallen back on. Either way Yelp can't die soon enough.
- soup10 7y agoWhat are you talking about stiff competition? Google just lazily cloned it and hijack the results of restaurant searches so they win by default.
- monitorman 7y agoYou challenge that it is stiff competition in your first sentence, then you define that Google is, indeed, stiff competition in your second.
- soup10 7y agoHijacking search results because they are sour the Yelp deal didn't go their way isn't competing LOL. They've already been fined billions for similar behavior.
- goobynight 7y agoThey own the search results. Google isn't a public utility that gets hijacked. Yelp can start their own search competitor if they enjoy(ed) the synergy.
- soup10 7y agoEU regulators disagree.