Re:Few Match Google; Does That Make It a Monopoly?
by Semiapies on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @04:22PM
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This article is actually rather interesting; it doesn't fall into the trap of redefining "monopoly" to mean "big company I don't like".
(Google-hate keeps flashing me back to the late 90s, which is funny because it took Microsoft's loss of relevance and power - despite escaping meaningful anti-trust proceedings - to stick GOOG with the role of tech bogeyman.)
Re:Few Match Google; Does That Make It a Monopoly?
by jokermatt999 on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @08:25PM
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Did you read the article? He's somewhat debunking the claims that it's a true monopoly that should be considered anti-trust. I'm also annoyed with question headlines, but this one is basically answered with a "not really".
Re:Few Match Google; Does That Make It a Monopoly?
by tptacek on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @01:16PM
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Unlike Google, Apple can at times be overtly anticompetitive; if it was determined that Apple was defending a monopoly in online music, there could be trouble.
(Google-hate keeps flashing me back to the late 90s, which is funny because it took Microsoft's loss of relevance and power - despite escaping meaningful anti-trust proceedings - to stick GOOG with the role of tech bogeyman.)
Google offers a free, unbundled, high-quality product in a ravenously competitive marketplace. To call it a monopoly is to mock the very concept.