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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by grenoire on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:55AM (#20038048)
Err... I don't see either of these are relevant to the Chrome situation, given that the competitors are (and have been) also free. These aren't applicable for markets of free goods and services.
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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by ascagnel_ on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @08:08AM (#20039090)
> that the competitors are (and have been) also free

IE was free when Netscape Navigator was a paid product.

Chrome was free when Opera was a paid product.

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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by icebraining on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @10:00AM (#20040243)
> Chrome was free when Opera was a paid product.

Chrome didn't exist when Opera was a paid product.

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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by amelius on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @05:24AM (#20038206)
Opera wasn't always free.
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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by icebraining on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @05:42AM (#20038287)
It became free (without ads) three years before Chrome was first released.
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