Re:“Google Is as Close to a Natural Monopoly as the Bell Sys...
by blowski on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @03:05PM
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"Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Google clearly has a monopoly. Eventually they will abuse it, even if they're not doing so already (which is open to debate). The stronger their control, the more damage they will do and the harder it will be to release ourselves from it.
Monopolies are bad, although sometimes they are the least bad choice. I see plenty of good alternatives to Google's monopoly.
Google clearly has a monopoly. Eventually they will abuse it, even if they're not doing so already (which is open to debate). The stronger their control, the more damage they will do and the harder it will be to release ourselves from it.
Monopolies are bad, although sometimes they are the least bad choice. I see plenty of good alternatives to Google's monopoly.