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Re:To Break Google’s Monopoly on Search, Make Its Index Public by learnfromstory on Monday July 15, 2019 @11:58AM (#20442015)
Uh no. Google has hundreds of billions of dollars invested in real non-virtual assets, majority of which are in the USA.
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Re:To Break Google’s Monopoly on Search, Make Its Index Public by martin_drapeau on Monday July 15, 2019 @12:32PM (#20442418)
Sure, however they are not directly tied to their bread and butter - pay per click. They could over time divest and move data centers and jobs elsewhere without directly affecting revenues. Would be painful and risky but feasible.
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