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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by chairmansteve on Saturday August 17, 2024 @03:54PM (#41277428)
They have a search monopoly, therefore are the gateway to internet
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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by danielmarkbruce on Saturday August 17, 2024 @11:16PM (#41279899)
That's at least close to the truth. It's not strictly a monopoly though. And there is a very real chance it's all about to blow up given LLMs.
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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by alsetmusic on Thursday August 22, 2024 @05:34PM (#41324580)
The judge found them to be a monopoly. They are strictly a monopoly. Unless the case gets overturned, they are exactly a monopoly.

LLMs are not going to meaningfully upset the balance any time soon. They are a service / product in search of a problem for most people. And if they do something useful for you, that’s great but HN users are not most people so the statement stands.

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