Re: google antitrust trial

badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote

Surely the same people here who were defending Apple’sbusiness model   will  come to Google’s defense now too…

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Closing arguments in the government’s case alleging Google is a monopoly

It clearly is nothing even remotely like a monopoly given
that it isnt the only search engine or anything even remotely
like the only smartphone OS or even app store.

that abuses its power over the internet

Bullshit it does. You are free to have nothing
to do with google if you don't like how it
operates and it isnt even hard to do that.

were delivered Friday, ending the  formal part of oneof  the most  important antitrust cases of the decade.

In the quarter century since Google was founded, the companyhas  grown   mind-bogglingly big. Every day, billions of peoplearound  the world ask   questions on Google Search, send anemail with  Gmail or navigate their   commute using Google Maps.

And plenty choose to have nothing to do with google and what you listed.

The tech giant dominates the internet economy,

BULLSHIT

consistently spends more than almost anyother group or company on   lobbying

And that has achieved fuck all.

and over the years has rapidly expanded itsbusiness  by buying hundreds   of  other firms.

Corse no one else ever does anything like that, eh ?

In 2023, it generated $307 billion in revenue, the equivalent  of the  gross domestic product of Finland.

Because it does what it does well.

The judge’s ruling, which is expected in the coming months,could put  new  limits on Google’s ability to run its search empire.

Fat chance.

The company may be  barred from paying billions to secure primeplacement  for its search bar  on  Apple’s iPhones or other web browsers.

Bullshit it does.

It could even be forced to sell  off  part ofits business, like the  Chrome browser,

No chance.

and open up competition to  other search engines.

There is already a wealth of competition with search engines.

The judge could also rule that Google isn’t a  monopoly after all,

Of course it isnt given that it doesnt have
a monopoly in any area what so ever.

which would be a major setback for the government and  antitrust advocates who say the power of Big Tech has grown too large.

Stiff shit for them.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/google-s-empire-is-massive-a-judge-will-soon-rule-if-it-s-a-monopoly/ar-AA1o6C5r?ocid=BingNewsSerp