In my very layman view, one loses the "private" status when they become a monopoly. And anyone that knows enough law to be dangerous can point out plenty of tec

In my very layman view, one loses the "private" status when they become a monopoly. And anyone that knows enough law to be dangerous can point out plenty of technical reasons why Google isn't a monopoly. But everyone knows a monopoly when they see one. And everyone knows when a company has the vertical and horizontal scale to crush competitors before they get out of the gate.