Re:U.S. v. Google
by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:14AM
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You are ignoring all the FOSS that never existed because Google killed it or prevented it from happening. Monopolies kill choices you will never even hear of, just by existing. You may believe some technologies are better off because a monopoly exists, but that's almost certainly always incorrect, monopolies impede progress.
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Re:U.S. v. Google
by convolvatron on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:45AM
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Google successfully maintained the fiction for more than a decade that they were the only place where fundamental work could happen. that alone was immensely damaging to progress and the overall health of the community. they bought up not just all the talented students, but all their professors too.