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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by xnx on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @07:02PM (#43777599)
No one is forcing these other companies to make and sell phones. They don't even have the choice with iOS.

I'm really struggling to see where the consumer harm is.

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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by cyberax on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @07:30PM (#43777802)
So companies should just bow down to Google to produce phones? That's the definition of monopoly.
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by osti on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @07:39PM (#43777859)
As opposed to bow down to Apple and oh, still can't make an iOS phone?
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by cyberax on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @10:25PM (#43778726)
Apple also is a monopolist.
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by scarface_74 on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:22AM (#43779231)
So two companies in the same market are monopolists?
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by guappa on Thursday April 24, 2025 @03:16AM (#43780035)
You've never heard of "a cartel"?
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by scarface_74 on Thursday April 24, 2025 @06:40AM (#43781094)
And thst is a different word and no evidence has been published to such a point.
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by gsck on Thursday April 24, 2025 @04:58AM (#43780601)
Yes. Thats called a duopoly.
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Re:Google blocked Motorola use of Perplexity AI, witness says by inetknght on Thursday April 24, 2025 @11:02AM (#43783679)
> No one is forcing these other companies to make and sell...

> I'm really struggling to see where the consumer harm is.

Imagine a world where it's illegal to grow crops unless you use a particular brand of seeds. Nobody is forcing you to make cereal, but you're going to have a bad time if you can't get the needed components for it.

It's not that far off base, either. Heard of Monsanto? Google is basically going down the same path.

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