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These are two different arguments, of course. Google isn't a public service, so I do not expect their algorithm to be public. But Google's dominant position als
by pell 7y ago
These are two different arguments, of course. Google isn't a public service, so I do not expect their algorithm to be public. But Google's dominant position also might make it almost impossible for a competitor to emerge. I am not saying, it couldn't happen, but the old capitalist idea has not shown to work well with monopolies all that much.
- theboywho 7y agoThe difference with Google is that it's a search box. It's not like Microsoft Windows or the iPhone, where the monopoly is supported by an ecosystem of apps and compatibility. If the product is bad and shows irrelevant results compared to another one, in the case of Google, capitalism will work its magic.
- zepto 7y agoThe weasel words are ‘compared to another one’.