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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by jondubois on Thursday November 16, 2017 @03:50AM (#15711156)
Yes it's ironic that he wants to break up Google for being a monopoly but he has no problem with Facebook being a monopoly.

I'm pretty sure that Facebook's monopoly is at least as dangerous as Google's, if not more dangerous.

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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by CuriouslyC on Thursday November 16, 2017 @10:11AM (#15713202)
I'm not nearly as worried about Facebook as Google. I don't really use Facebook, and it isn't that hard of a service to drop. On the other hand, switching to non-Google search/maps/email is painful, particularly given the benefits of integration these services provide.
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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by te_chris on Thursday November 16, 2017 @03:52AM (#15711164)
He's on the board of facebook.
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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by thrill on Thursday November 16, 2017 @09:52AM (#15713008)
Often you don't have to destroy something big to get it to change behavior - some good stings in crucial spots can be effective.
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