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Google deserves a lot of recent criticism but at the same time I think they provide an important counterbalance to Apple and Microsoft. I especially don’t want
by cageface 3y ago
Google deserves a lot of recent criticism but at the same time I think they provide an important counterbalance to Apple and Microsoft. I especially don’t want to see Android go away as the only competitor to iOS.
- prox 3y ago“Google is bad but don’t take away my counterbalance against Apple/MS?” , bit of an odd conclusion. Breaking up a monopoly is always good, it will give us consumers more choice. Gives them less power of politicians. Plus Android is open source so I think you got nothing to worry about.
- angmarsbane 3y agoBreaking up monopolies creates more jobs too.
- vietthan 3y agoAbsolutely agree with your statement, but also want to add that [Google further guts the Android open source project](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36319991 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36319991) is a thing.
- prox 3y agoWow, interesting. I guess all the more reason to reign in their behavior!
- cageface 3y agoTheir competitors are also engaged in a lot of market abuse for which they’ve mostly emerged unscathed.
- simondotau 3y agoUnless we punish all burglars, we shouldn't catch any burglars.
- staunton 3y agoNobody suggested killing Android (and they couldn't do it in the first place even if they wanted to). It's about adds. I hope this is a step towards seeing adds for what most of them are: lies, propaganda, manipulation, and a pointless arms race that distracts efforts from improving products. In general, I expect this to go nowhere, of course. However, the fact that the EU can dare suggest such things fills me with hope. Sure, it's due to Europe having pretty much no stake in these technologies and waging a small trade war with the US, but that still means that apparently the cost of lobbying the process is high for the likes of Google.