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> Yes, but they own search ads and a large percentage of web ads (though the non-siloed web is becoming less and less relevant each year), and they do everythin
by darawk 6y ago
> Yes, but they own search ads and a large percentage of web ads (though the non-siloed web is becoming less and less relevant each year), and they do everything in their power to put people into their ad funnel.
You can call any company as a monopoly if you define its market narrowly enough. The hard question is making a good argument for your choice of market. Google is absolutely a monopoly in search advertising. But is search advertising the right market to consider? Google would argue the appropriate market is advertising as a whole, where they are clearly not a monopoly.
The ultimate question at hand is whether and to what extent consumers are being harmed by anti-competitive practices. I think in Google's case that's a hard case to make. It might be a bit easier for e.g. Facebook or Amazon, though.
- warkdarrior 5y agoStarbucks has a monopoly on coffee at Starbucks locations.
- Spivak 5y agoWhich sounds like a crazy comparison but you’ve got people on HN saying that stores should be forced to carry products they don’t want to. It’s completely unfair that Starbucks is taking away consumer choice by not selling Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
- echelon 5y agoApple has a monopoly on Starbucks in your car, in your home, in your place of work... They take their blood money.