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This. Exactly. Google enjoys a natural monopoly (or in my view, a non-monopoly) in search because they continue to earn the most business there, not because the
by spacemanmatt 12y ago
This. Exactly. Google enjoys a natural monopoly (or in my view, a non-monopoly) in search because they continue to earn the most business there, not because they have eliminated viable alternatives.
- throwawayads 12y agoYes - but now they do a lot of the classic "use a good product in one to gain an advantage in another" tricks - https://medium.com/@ad_insider/googles-latest-monopoly-trick-27baf5983516 https://medium.com/@ad_insider/googles-latest-monopoly-trick...
- TeMPOraL 12y agoSame with webmail. And maps. And other things. They just provide services that work and are optimized for usability, not for trying to upsell you something. I believe they deserve that natural monopoly for doing what they are (as long as they continue this course).