US Justice Antitrust Department sues Google over monopolizing search services
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- GoogleSimp
- C9a
- 23 Oct 2020
Admit it, Google never obliged you to use Google as your default search engine and Google Chrome as your default browser. Google doesn't need to pay billions to be the default search engine because simply they are. And also, y'all have to admit that after installing Windows OS, the first thing you do is go to Internet Explorer(Windows OS default) search on Google to download Google Chrome.
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- NiceJuan
- C9a
- 23 Oct 2020
It's reasonable to have Google as the majorities' search engine since the majority use Google Chrome as their default browser and uses Android OS(by google) as the majorities' phone OS. They simply go with the saying "Love your own". That simple.
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- Anonymous
- 0UX
- 22 Oct 2020
Why didn't the allmighty Antitrust Department sue the poisoned apple for restricting use of third party browsers and e-mail clients in their OS?
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- Anoni
- vxs
- 22 Oct 2020
MrDing, 22 Oct 2020All Android phones but Huawei will ask you to sign up for G... moreYeah they ASK not OBLIGE. If you're the type of person who loves to find their way around things then sure, you don't have to login or create a gmail account on your android phone. Just good luck with the app updates the your phone might miss.
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- Anonymous
- v3K
- 22 Oct 2020
LOL watching how the US justice antitrust dept ask stupid nonsensical questions at the big 4, so bloody obvious these lawyers know nothing about technology.
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- abigfanoftechs
- pYD
- 22 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 21 Oct 2020You don't see anything wrong with a multi-billion $ co... moreWhat I am saying is that everyone has political bias. No one is neutral.
So if you want to have a bigger impact, you need a bigger megaphone.
Google/Apple/Microsoft/Facebook et tal will use their power to their advantage. They don't care about you or me, they only care about profit. They will support any politicians(left or right) to increase their profits.
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- MrDing
- xZI
- 22 Oct 2020
All Android phones but Huawei will ask you to sign up for Google services. Good luck with that.
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- Anoni
- vxs
- 21 Oct 2020
Adul Al Salami Kebab, 21 Oct 2020Android is open-source, the issue here is that not only can... moreAnd you wanna know why is that? It's because google has been a reliant payment tunnel for third parties and they are pretty trusted by other companies as well that is using their services since google offers different types of services as well
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- Anoni
- vxs
- 21 Oct 2020
This just doesn't make any sense at all. Like what do you want? BING, Duckduckgo, OPERA to be your default browser in google chrome (which is still optional actually since chrome lets you use different search engine other than google)? Point is, google has been the most reliant search engine even out there which provides you with if not accurate, the closest topic or information that you want to know where other search engine would require you an almost exact point for your search query. Why ruin such a great service due to poorly constructed program from others who can't keep up with the competition? Plus let's face it, if not all, almost every one across the world has google as their default search engine since it provides you with nearly accurate results in seconds.
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- PetalPax
- 7tV
- 21 Oct 2020
iOS Never Again, 21 Oct 2020It's not just about placing their browser as default. ... moreIf that is proven, then I am against Google. But IMHO, till now, they have the best web crawler.
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- Anonymous
- 4DI
- 21 Oct 2020
Rippy, 21 Oct 2020It's business. Let them be. Google built the best and ... moreA little too nice towards corporations don't you think?
Why tolerate anticompetitive practices when there's a chance to actually let the industry breathe and grow? Unless it's rules for some not others to you.
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- Rippy
- NUw
- 21 Oct 2020
It's business. Let them be. Google built the best and I use it by choice. If your going to pick on them for easy money then look closer at others too
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- Trollhammeren
- ajg
- 21 Oct 2020
Search is not that big of an issue , the problem is the monopolistic position of GMS.... it needs to be broken up
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- Android.Master
- ps8
- 21 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 21 Oct 2020Since Trump appointed own justice to supreme court, they wi... moreWould love to see Google getting dismantled.
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- Adul Al Salami Kebab
- nrX
- 21 Oct 2020
Misfit2Fields, 21 Oct 2020Yep, it's ridiculous. I have that issue with some of t... moreThe easiest way around it would be to download VMOS emulator, most app swill work in it but not all. :)
- iOS Never Again
- 7kH
- 21 Oct 2020
PetalPax, 21 Oct 2020This is a case where I side with Google for once.
With ... moreIt's not just about placing their browser as default.
IIt's about active censorship and manipulation of the search results.
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- Anonymous
- vG0
- 21 Oct 2020
MrDing, 21 Oct 2020And break Tencent.In your Dreams
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- Why i use google
- MLN
- 21 Oct 2020
just a random example, searched on google, bing and duck duck go for the term 'that one movie where tom cruise jumps into pool'
All 3 reported the color of money as the top result.
Googles second link is a article describing the stunt of Tom Cruise diving into the pool in Rogue Nation. Googles first recommended video is the scene in Rogue Nation where Tom Cruise dives into the pool. This is what I wanted to see.
Bing doesn't report a single link to the Rogue Nation stunt on its first search page, but includes links to Tom Hanks jumpign shirtless into a pool and Tom Cruise jumping of a plane with James Corden. The scene I searched for is not among the first 3 rows of video results on Bing and there are no video result that has anything to do with a swiming pool among the videos.
DuckDuckGo does not list anything about Tom Cruise jumping into a pool among its first search page. Various links to Tom Cruise's IMDB and other movies appear. Not a single search result even hits Rogue Nation. Among the first 4 rows of videos standardly display there is not a single video of Tom Cruise diving into a pool, all videos however include Tom Cruise doing alot of other things.
Google just works, that's why I use it....
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- LG Superfan
- 6Qb
- 21 Oct 2020
I agree both. Paying others to set as default is anticompetitive but I also agree that most people use Google not because they are forced because it's just better
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- Anonymous
- 7Xc
- 21 Oct 2020
abigfanoftechs, 21 Oct 2020Not aligning with your own ideology? Why not start your ow... moreYou don't see anything wrong with a multi-billion $ company using its popularity and reach to effectively sway the public into, I don't know, voting someone for president?