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Isn't consumer convenience the whole point of a healthy economic ecosystem? We don't want companies to compete for the sake of competing but to deliver better
by blfr 12y ago
Isn't consumer convenience the whole point of a healthy economic ecosystem?
We don't want companies to compete for the sake of competing but to deliver better products and services. Failing that, at least cheaper.
- tdkl 12y agoConsumers don't know what they want until you tell them or they realize they made a mistake.
- pmontra 12y agoI think immediate consumer convenience can turn into a bad consumer experience once the company providing it becomes the monopolist. Monopolies do bad things to customers in the long run. So we can end up with large consumer inconvenience and unhealthy economic ecosystem. I prefer a little less convenience now and let competition improve it a little bit or keep it at a reasonable level.
- blfr 12y agoWhat can Google do? What is the possible negative long term impact here? We're talking about a website and a phone OS. You can start using another search engine in five minutes and will probably replace your phone in a year or two anyway. There are plenty of alternatives, including forks of Android that will likely work with your current device. Gmail at least owns its users' addresses. But here they have nothing except being useful. Local grocery store has me in a tighter grip.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago> What can Google do? Destroy any Internet company whose users do not go directly to their site URL. Destroy any new Internet company who relies on search results for users to find them.