Google is offering a far more pared-down solution to the court’s ruling that it illegally monopolized search

  • albert180@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 months ago

    Google can Set Standards to their own Advantage, e.g. with regards to Tracking which reinforces their Monopoly on Things Like Ads, the Same reason they crippled all the AdBlockers with ManifestV3 on Chromium-based Browsers

    And the only alternative that isn’t Chromium-based is Firefox. (Or Safari with WebKit). All other Browsers use Chromium

    So it would be really good for everyone if they were forced to sell Chrome

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      7 months ago

      Chrome’s ubiquity is bad for browsers.

      I’m glad I switched back to Firefox after learning that Google removed AdNauseam from their addon store. It’s an app that clicks ads in addition to blocking them. It wasn’t breaking any rules, but google removed it and since there wasn’t sufficient backlash it was never restored.

      That kind of scummy behavior should never be rewarded with continued patronage.

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      Any company can do that. That’s why it’s more important to have new browsers (THAT AREN’T CHROMIUM, LOOKING AT YOU EDGE) for competition. Making a company sell the browser used by the majority of people is absolutely not the answer. That’s gambling.

      • albert180@discuss.tchncs.de
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        No, not every company can afford to Bulldoze the competition in the Browser Market because they have indefinite deep pockets from the Ad Business.

        If that unfair advantage goes away there will be more competition again in the Browser Segment .

        Also Marketshare can grow and shrink quick

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          With the expected costs of a web browser by the general public being $0, what company would want it that isn’t going to do that? Even Firefox survives off ad revenue. There is no “browser market”, there’s an ad market.

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          7 months ago

          I’d also imagine Google won’t be prevented from owning a browser indefinitely - if it’s still worth it they’ll create a new browser and try to recapture the market, further diversifying the market.

      • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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        7 months ago

        Gambling? LOL.

        The normal solution to a monopoly is forced breakup and divesture. Why does Google deserve to be above the law?