Re:Firefox marketshare revisited
by majewsky on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @03:27PM
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I'm actually wondering more how Google is getting away with those screenshots from the submission. That's exactly the same behavior that it was recently fined for wrt product search.
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One reason might be that EU doesn't have many browser vendors who would put in a official complaint.
Re:Firefox marketshare revisited
by gorkonsine on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @04:50PM
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Why wouldn't MS complain? If MS can be good for anything, helping keep Google in check ranks #1 on my list.
They reached a deal last year to stop complaining to regulators about each other:
https://www.recode.net/2016/4/22/11586336/microsoft-google-a...
Re:Firefox marketshare revisited
by gorkonsine on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @07:54PM
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This should be proof of illegal collusion and grounds for a gigantic fine for each of them. It's just like the no-poaching agreement they got in trouble with a few years ago.
Re:Firefox marketshare revisited
by tedmielczarek on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @09:22PM
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That would require the US to have a functioning justice department.
IANAL, but I think that would count as "compelling speech" ("You MUST complain to regulators about each other!") which is explicitly forbidden in the States (not sure about Europe, but I think it's the same).
Re:Firefox marketshare revisited
by gorkonsine on Thursday July 20, 2017 @02:17PM
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We're not talking about individuals here, we're talking about corporations. Collusion between companies for the sake of negatively affecting the market (such as establishing a cartel) is illegal in any jurisdiction with proper, functioning laws. As I mentioned before, this is similar to the no-poaching agreement which they got into trouble (not nearly enough though) before.