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Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by itomato »

beenBoutIT wrote: post #18
ergocoder wrote: post #13

Her policies that are on the news are breaking up Google and reducing income inequality. Both are dubious and shouldn't be her first priorities. I can elaborate: 1. Breaking up Google doesn't sound like the biggest problem right now. How about Comcast? How about Equifax? Those are monopolies and act in bad faith. Why is Google the top of her list? 2. Income inequality is not an important goal. I don't care if Bezos h…

Other real monopolies that actually technically meet the definition of monopolies have needed attention for years and she decides to go after a web search engine.

Google ceased to be a "web search engine" over fifteen years ago.

Life as we know it depends on Google's products and services more than we ever did on Microsoft. They have Search, OS, Browser, Device and Service under one brand. Not to mention analytics and advertising on those properties and systems.

Taking advantage of that position at the expense of participants/customers is wrong and should be prevented.

That's what monopoly busting is about - AT&T, MSFT, Alphabet/Google, makes no difference.

You can apply the same principles to health care, credit and for profit colleges. She does.

Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by ergocoder »

itomato wrote: post #21
beenBoutIT wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Other real monopolies that actually technically meet the definition of monopolies have needed attention for years and she decides to go after a web search engine.

Google ceased to be a "web search engine" over fifteen years ago. Life as we know it depends on Google's products and services more than we ever did on Microsoft. They have Search, OS, Browser, Device and Service under one brand. Not to mention analytics and advertising on those properties and systems. Taking advantage of that position at the expense of participants/customers is wrong and should be prevented. That's…

Her billboard only focuses on big tech. Her priority is, at best, dubious.

Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by anonuser123456 »

wcarron wrote: post #5
barryrandall wrote: post #3

While hosting her email on Google apps. https://securitytrails.com/domain/Elizabethwarren.com/dns

Is this supposed to be an indictment of her character or something? Perhaps you're suggesting she's a hypocrite? In any case, care to elaborate?

It is generally good form that politicians put their money where their mouth is.

Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by vivekd »

beenBoutIT wrote: post #18
ergocoder wrote: post #13

Her policies that are on the news are breaking up Google and reducing income inequality. Both are dubious and shouldn't be her first priorities. I can elaborate: 1. Breaking up Google doesn't sound like the biggest problem right now. How about Comcast? How about Equifax? Those are monopolies and act in bad faith. Why is Google the top of her list? 2. Income inequality is not an important goal. I don't care if Bezos h…

Other real monopolies that actually technically meet the definition of monopolies have needed attention for years and she decides to go after a web search engine.

I remember there was a chart online show how at&t was broken up by the government for being a monopoly and then showing the parts slowly reconstituting themselves back together

https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/24/13389592/att-time-warner...

Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by wcarron »

anonuser123456 wrote: post #23
wcarron wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this supposed to be an indictment of her character or something? Perhaps you're suggesting she's a hypocrite? In any case, care to elaborate?

It is generally good form that politicians put their money where their mouth is.

Using GMail while advocating breaking up some anti-competitive/monopolistic practices/companies isn't hypocrisy.

It's using a singular product to do what that singular product doe; which is fine. I can advocate Johnson and Johnson be fined for anti-competitive practices and still buy a stupid band-aid without abandoning my morals. Why would an email provider be any different?

Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by Doxin »

frittig wrote: post #20
wcarron wrote: post #8

> Her proposal also includes a plan to pass legislation that would prohibit platform owners with more than $25 billion in revenue to participate on their platforms as well. This policy would largely affect companies like Amazon that both run a sales platform and sell their own products on the site. Seems like this proposal is essentially just anti-trust legislation. I'm all for it. What I particularly like about it i…

I wonder if that would forbid Comcast from using their internet

I really do hope we don't end up with an internet connection counting as a platform.

Re: Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face

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Post by itomato »

ergocoder wrote: post #22
itomato wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google ceased to be a "web search engine" over fifteen years ago. Life as we know it depends on Google's products and services more than we ever did on Microsoft. They have Search, OS, Browser, Device and Service under one brand. Not to mention analytics and advertising on those properties and systems. Taking advantage of that position at the expense of participants/customers is wrong and should be prevented. That's…

Her billboard only focuses on big tech. Her priority is, at best, dubious.

One issue per billboard is a pretty fine ratio in my view.
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