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I doubt that there can be much of a legal angle: the defense would be to think of Chrome as a client software for Google services. That client software can addi
by usrusr 6y ago
I doubt that there can be much of a legal angle: the defense would be to think of Chrome as a client software for Google services. That client software can additionally interact with many third party services if they follow open web standards, but why should that have legal implications on how it interacts with their own services? It's a very dissatisfying situation.
- anuila 6y agoWould you like your car to follow some laws or anything goes? What if it’s nearly the only car you can buy in the US? We’re talking about access to the internet, something that people are increasingly acknowledging as a primary need. Regulations will follow.
- usrusr 6y agoWeb standards are not laws. Would I be outraged if a car's design language would follow some aesthetic conventions (another set of "rules" that are not laws) but not others? I'm certainly not happy with how Google is using their position, but is it illegal? Should it be? Even a Pixel phone can install and use Firefox. You might perhaps make a case out of how all SDK WebViews end up being Chrome (-ish), but as long as a third party app embedding their own web view would not be rejected by Play, that's still more open than significant other parts of the smartphone market. Sure, Google is using a position of power and everybody who isn't a major shareholder shouldn't exactly be happy about it, but itvit abusing? In a way assailable on legal grounds?
- Closi 6y agoRather than ask “is it illegal” you can ask “is it anti-competitive” and it almost certainly is.