Re:Google's $19B Black Box Is Worrying Investors
by notyourwork on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @01:24PM
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> Gotta have a monopoly in order to be investigated for it.
That implies that anyone investigated for being a monopoly already is one so why investigate at all if you already know the outcome?
Re:Google's $19B Black Box Is Worrying Investors
by fleitz on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @02:15PM
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There's nothing wrong/illegal with having a monopoly, what is illegal is having a monopoly and having anti-competitive practices.
Hence, you can only be investigated for anti-competitive practices when you have a monopoly because without a monopoly the free market provides sufficient remedies for such practices.
Same as Google's, so it seems standard.
>non-negotiable at 30%
Reduces for certain types of apps, given specific conditions, but yes for 99.99% it's non-negotiable. Still, it's their platform.
>arbitrary at best
I'd wager most rejections follow very clear rules. There are some head scratchers, but those aren't the norm, so "at best" is wrong.
>Who'd you think the EU would investigate for monopolistic practices?
Gotta have a monopoly in order to be investigated for it.