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Calling for Antitrust Reform

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Post by richardsocher »

abirch wrote: post #22
threeseed wrote: post #9

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Apple allows other browsers. They don't allow other browser engines. And I actually don't see how cementing the Chrome engine's dominance on iOS as well as other platforms is good for the web. Because inevitably that is what will happen as just like in the IE days, websites will only work on that browser as it offers the most proprietary features. And why would you develop for multiple browsers when Chrome is availab…

I thought you could change your search engine. I just did it on my iPad: Setting > Safari > Search Engine https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/09/duckduckgo/

That won't work for any up and coming search engine. They're not allowing you.com or any other smaller search engine that can't afford it.

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Post by uhuruity »

ethbr0 wrote: post #162
uhuruity wrote: post #148

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I have several friends who work in antitrust consulting. My understanding from listening to them talk is that monopolists are defined with respect to a market, and defining the relevant market is a task in itself. Surely the defining characteristic of a monopolist is that it has a high proportion of the market share for a given market, and it is not required that the market in question be large? You can have a monopo…

Afaik, that's the (modern, post-1918, [0]) definition of a monopoly under Sherman Antitrust Act (of 1890). And specifically, that a monopoly's nature and actions "[must] suppress or even destroy competition." Think duck typing. Unfortunately, US vs ATT was never decided, as ATT volunteered to be broken up in 1982. But the broader approach seems to have been that small monopolies are not harmful to the public good, as…

Ooh, I didn't know this. I will go to the next discussion with my antitrust friends armed with my new info. Thanks for sharing this!
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