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“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 cons
by 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.