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> In France most of google users does not even know there is an alternative to Google I think that would quickly change if a search engine came out that was ma
by crazy1van 11y ago
> In France most of google users does not even know there is an alternative to Google
I think that would quickly change if a search engine came out that was markedly better than Google. I remember when Google first started gaining traction. It only took a few months to go from first hearing about it to everyone person I knew used it as their primary search engine. I feel confident the same thing will happen when another major leap forward in search happens.
- pdkl95 11y agoWhat may happen to a market in the future does not affect the monopoly status of a business today, nor does it change how a monopoly may or may not be abusing their current (or past) position in one market to unfairly influence other markets. Google probably[1] has a monopoly in some areas. It doesn't matter what will happen in the future or if they wanted this monopoly - in some markets, they clearly are the dominant[2] player that could set up barriers to competition in other markets if they wanted to. This means new laws apply that restrict some business practices that would otherwise be legal, and they might have governments coming after them if those laws are not followed, like France seems to be doing right now. [1] probability will vary depending on which sovereign's antitrust laws under consideration