Re:Google and Facebook are monopolies. Does it matter? [audio]
by SilasX on Friday November 16, 2018 @02:13PM
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And yes, a broadband (often) would be an example of a monopoly provider. My point was that, "gosh, we want a better alternative" is not necessarily a reasonable desire or evidence of monopoly power.
Re:Google and Facebook are monopolies. Does it matter? [audio]
by stcredzero on Friday November 16, 2018 @07:29PM
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"Gosh, we want a better alternative, but alternatives keep on getting squashed," is a pretty strong indicator. Doesn't every monopoly claim that the situation is due to market forces and that they're not a monopoly?
I can picture a scenario where some sites have an insurmountable advantage because of compromised network neutrality. I'm very sure that in that case, the winners would be crowing about how, "the market has spoken," when the reality is that the market is broken.