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The article says they changed auction rules that had the ultimate effect of increasing ad prices for some advertisers, at certain times, of between 5% and 10%.

The article says they changed auction rules that had the ultimate effect of increasing ad prices for some advertisers, at certain times, of between 5% and 10%. Even if that's true, it's still an auction, with real competition and bidding. And it's not only about price, it's also about the quality of the ad and the quality of the advertiser. Yes, absolutely, if the court can sort through the unfathomably complex layers of rules of real-time ad auctions and show that Google did something illegal, they should be held accountable. But isn't it bizarre how everyone's so hot and bothered by a possible 5% to 10% swindle, meanwhile: - Questcor bought the rights to Acthar Gel, which treats infantile spasms, a rare form of childhood epilepsy. Questcor raised the price of a vial from $40 to $23,000. - Valeant bought diabetes drug Glumetza and raised the price from $800 for a 90-day supply to over $10,000. Here's an industry that routinely runs 1000% arbitrary price increases, with no competition, while holding people's lives hostage. Seems like we should be far more outraged about that than an unproven, speculative, 5% to 10% issue.

pixl97 3y ago
>But isn't it bizarre how everyone's so hot and bothered by a possible 5% to 10% swindle, meanwhile: No it is not bizarre at all. Honestly with this reply my response would be "How much is Google paying you to say this", but sadly it is likely you are shilling for them for free. Now, maybe you are only able to focus on one thing at a time, but I do believe the average person can hold multiple opinions over multiple subjects at the same time, and while on a site about technical issues, complain about the technology companies implementing bad policies.
alangibson 3y ago
This is Whataboutism. All of the above are bad.
ipaddr 3y ago
Sounds horrible but Glumetza is just metformin with something extra to stay in the stomach longer. Acthar Gel is prednisone with a claim of less side effects. Interesting it got approved in the early 1960s and was grandfathered in and didn't need to provide trials so many questions exist around if it's any different from prednisone anyways. Either way patents have expired and a generic maker can make this. You can be mad at both, either or none. But companies being shielded by patents doesn't really apply here so it's hard to generate outrage

pixl97 3y ago

>But isn't it bizarre how everyone's so hot and bothered by a possible 5% to 10% swindle, meanwhile: No it is not bizarre at all. Honestly with this reply my response would be "How much is Google paying you to say this", but sadly it is likely you are shilling for them for free. Now, maybe you are only able to focus on one thing at a time, but I do believe the average person can hold multiple opinions over multiple subjects at the same time, and while on a site about technical issues, complain about the technology companies implementing bad policies.

alangibson 3y ago

This is Whataboutism. All of the above are bad.

ipaddr 3y ago

Sounds horrible but Glumetza is just metformin with something extra to stay in the stomach longer. Acthar Gel is prednisone with a claim of less side effects. Interesting it got approved in the early 1960s and was grandfathered in and didn't need to provide trials so many questions exist around if it's any different from prednisone anyways. Either way patents have expired and a generic maker can make this. You can be mad at both, either or none. But companies being shielded by patents doesn't really apply here so it's hard to generate outrage