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Re:Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub C... by soup10 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @06:04PM (#20630144)
Hijacking search results because they are sour the Yelp deal didn't go their way isn't competing LOL. They've already been fined billions for similar behavior.
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Re:Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub C... by goobynight on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @06:21PM (#20630267)
They own the search results. Google isn't a public utility that gets hijacked.

Yelp can start their own search competitor if they enjoy(ed) the synergy.

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Re:Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub C... by soup10 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @06:36PM (#20630360)
EU regulators disagree.
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