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Re:Google and Facebook are monopolies. Does it matter? [audio] by samnwa on Thursday November 15, 2018 @11:20PM (#18466369)
They do have a monopoly because they hold a patent on the search algorithm. While 'anyone' can come up with a new search algorithm, are you really going to best the authority measure used in academia for a hundred years?
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