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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by bananabreakfast on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:41PM (#27440491)
Hard disagree.

Gmail maybe. Providing email as a utility service is a strained argument but could be made as there is a parallel to actual mail service.

Literally everything else Google does has a mainstream alternative that is a click away.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by vineyardmike on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:50PM (#27441382)
> everything else Google does has a mainstream alternative that is a click away.

Except no one clicks away (most people).

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