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Few Match Google; Does That Make It a Monopoly?
- asciilifeform 17y agoLikewise Apple.
- tptacek 17y agoUnlike Google, Apple can at times be overtly anticompetitive; if it was determined that Apple was defending a monopoly in online music, there could be trouble.
- ttacor 17y agomaybe not yet a monopoly...but soon.
- dwest 17y agoQuestion marks, an easy way to create hyperbolic headlines? Google offers a free, unbundled, high-quality product in a ravenously competitive marketplace. To call it a monopoly is to mock the very concept.
- jokermatt999 17y agoDid you read the article? He's somewhat debunking the claims that it's a true monopoly that should be considered anti-trust. I'm also annoyed with question headlines, but this one is basically answered with a "not really".
- Semiapies 17y agoThis article is actually rather interesting; it doesn't fall into the trap of redefining "monopoly" to mean "big company I don't like". (Google-hate keeps flashing me back to the late 90s, which is funny because it took Microsoft's loss of relevance and power - despite escaping meaningful anti-trust proceedings - to stick GOOG with the role of tech bogeyman.)