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Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules

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Re: Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules

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Post by CivBase »

apercu wrote: post #2

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Water is obviously wet, depending on your definition of "wet".

Likewise Google is obviously an online advertising tech monopoly, depending on your definition of "monopoly".

There might be legal or technical rationals for why these statements are not true. But practically speaking, they are obviously true and that's what should matter.

Re: Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules

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Post by xhkkffbf »

Google really should start floating some plans for splitting itself up. Things worked out pretty well when Ma Bell was split up. Some people thought it would all fail, but the companies have done a good job competing and cooperating at the right times.

If Google comes up with the plans, it's better than some antagonist.

Re: Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules

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Post by adgjlsfhk1 »

xhkkffbf wrote: post #8

Google really should start floating some plans for splitting itself up. Things worked out pretty well when Ma Bell was split up. Some people thought it would all fail, but the companies have done a good job competing and cooperating at the right times. If Google comes up with the plans, it's better than some antagonist.

Google seems harder to split up than Bell to me. Bell was split regionally which makes sense since each region has it's own wires and can make money separately. Google has the problem that all their products other than adds lose money (or make money through integration with Google adds)
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