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Re:Google and Facebook are monopolies. Does it matter? [audio] by jimjansen1 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @11:46AM (#18460787)
>Anyone can index the web and anyone can build a social network and Google/Facebook aren't going to crush you with lawsuits or some other nefarious tactic to maintain their position (AFAIK).

Maybe but you're also almost certainly going to be acquired by them.

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Re:Google and Facebook are monopolies. Does it matter? [audio] by sheana_ahlqvist on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:18PM (#18462300)
Yeah, and I'm glad that this episode touched on how acquisitions should be thought of in the context of monopolies. It may be time to start thinking in terms of anti-trust when larger companies acquire teeny tiny companies, not just when large companies merge.
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