The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by randorand0 » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 11:48 PM UTC

The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up
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Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by randorand0 » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 11:50 PM UTC

I guess it's no biggie, just move it out of the G and put it in the D of their Alphabet corporation

Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by bediger4000 » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 12:49 AM UTC

The DoJ didn't break up Microsoft, which is much more of a monopoly. If they break up Google, they're just doing Microsoft a big favor.

Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by sylware » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 12:55 AM UTC

First, big tech corps should not be own/steered by the same network of ppl, aka blackrock/vanguard.

alphabet(google)=msft=apple=starbucks=etc...

One other angle is to regulate them stronguely via interop with technically simple, but able to do a good enough job, and stable in time protocols/software.

For instance, tons of google services can work with a noscript/basic (x)html browsers, games from msft own studios should seriously run on lean elf/linux distros, etc.

Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by leros » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 2:25 AM UTC

Is there an example of a company like Google getting broken up? It sounds like a nightmare from a technical point of view. Microservices from different divisions all using each other. Numerous divisions at Google sharing internal tools. All sorts of stuff that seems difficult to tease apart.

Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by pr337h4m » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 2:39 AM UTC

If anyone wants to break Google up, they're free to buy the company with their own money and do as they please

Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by stjohnswarts » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 2:59 AM UTC

pr337h4m wrote: post #6

If anyone wants to break Google up, they're free to buy the company with their own money and do as they please

The US government can also break them up. That's why we have a government, to provide infrastructure and protect the common good of the people over uber corporations, amongst other things.

Re: The DOJ sues Google, wants to break company up

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Post by cglong » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 4:23 AM UTC

leros wrote: post #5

Is there an example of a company like Google getting broken up? It sounds like a nightmare from a technical point of view. Microservices from different divisions all using each other. Numerous divisions at Google sharing internal tools. All sorts of stuff that seems difficult to tease apart.

I guess AT&T is a good classic example. This article should be a good starting point for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System