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Re:Google could face a $9B EU fine for rigging search result... by mohaine on Friday June 02, 2017 @12:19PM (#14471057)
The lack of a viable alternative is the pretty much definition of monopoly. Just because lots of people use something doesn't mean there is a monopoly.

Def: "the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service."

Google has a very nice search engine but I personally fail to see how they control the supply enough to be considered a monopoly. Sure most people use them, but that is by choice. There are viable alternatives.

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Re:Google could face a $9B EU fine for rigging search result... by frgtpsswrdlame on Friday June 02, 2017 @12:30PM (#14471156)
Standard Oil only maxed out at 90% market share. US Steel only reached 60% of the steel market. There were banks other than JP Morgan. A more nuanced view of monopoly has to do with how much power they can wield in the markets.
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Re:Google could face a $9B EU fine for rigging search result... by mohaine on Friday June 02, 2017 @05:04PM (#14473298)
And of those which ones had successful antitrust litigation against them? Just Standard Oil I believe.
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Re:Google could face a $9B EU fine for rigging search result... by freehunter on Friday June 02, 2017 @01:13PM (#14471600)
Microsoft was declared a monopoly when every computer in my school was a Mac. Internet Explorer was considered a monopoly when everyone I knew was running Netscape/Firefox. It's obvious that the US federal government and the EU disagrees with you. You don't have to have 100% control over a market in order to be considered a monopoly.
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Re:Google could face a $9B EU fine for rigging search result... by matt4077 on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:10PM (#14472102)
"Courts do not require a literal monopoly before applying rules for single firm conduct; that term is used as shorthand for a firm with significant and durable market power"
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