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U.S. Considers Breaking Up Google to Address Search Monopoly
- ggm 2y agoIt's not like this hasn't been considered in the past e.g. in several European contexts. Google could partition. It could become a federated distributed enterprise with substantive incorporated elements under distinct boards, and it would actually cement in some of the transfer pricing profit / tax models. Distinct legal entities can cooperate. It happens all the time, we usually call it buying and selling but there are other names. Look at how the auto industry shares IPR. Or how naval shipbuilding works with (sub)contracts and joint ventures. Making Google in the EU and UK and US distinct would solve many legal and jurisdictional problems. Sure, it might be less efficient and profitable.