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Re:WSJ Ends Google Users' Free Ride, Then Fades in Search Re... by jquery on Monday June 05, 2017 @06:39PM (#14492925)
> X needs more competition.

In the context of Google being the alternative, this is sad and funny at the same time.

Hacker News in the abstract: The web needs more decentralization.

Hacker News IRL: Let Google own every vertical.

Re:WSJ Ends Google Users' Free Ride, Then Fades in Search Re... by shostack on Monday June 05, 2017 @07:25PM (#14493244)
I certainly recognize the irony of suggesting that Google might help improve competition.

That said, there aren't many players in a position to provide actual competition to Pinterest like Google can. The obvious concern is where you draw the line at anti-competitive if Google tried to do the equivalent of what they did with Yelp ratings.