US Court finds Google guilty of search engine monopoly in historical antitrust case

06 August 2024
This is the first time an American court has found a tech giant guilty for over two decades.

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Dometalican, 06 Aug 2024I mean, had Microsoft invested in their mobile as well as m... morewhat madness are you talking about? google owns waze, and osmand is too complicated for the average user.

    Brave browser with adBlock, with Qwant search or Duckduckgo for me.
    Most people hate google but it is too inconvenient to cut them out of your tech life entirely.

    Average user isn't going to go select a different search tool or go through any work arounds...

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      The small hat goblin way of life

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        Ron, 06 Aug 2024Next up: Microsoft found guilty of monopolising (attempting... moreIt is the second most used browser, even in the Apple dense US.

          And in other news , water is WET!

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            • 06 Aug 2024

            Next up: Microsoft found guilty of monopolising (attempting) the web browser market by installing IE then and Edge now as the default browser in Windows. Imagine having to cough up millions when your shit browser doesn’t even have any market share.

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              • 06 Aug 2024

              Since I started using Bing, I keep getting much more meaningful results than Google. In fact, I stopped using Google for search results.

                I think this is specific to US and few regions. But my question is whether this is applicable for Safari Browser or Safari Engine that drives all browsers in the iOS platforms? Because I never use Safar Browser at all (I am not in USA or Affected region, though). I pretty much use Chrome or Edge.

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                  • 06 Aug 2024

                  Just to correct the article, when the Bell System was broken up, nothing was sold off. The Baby Bells were each the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) in each market. What was far more significant was that this enabled MCI and others to compete in the long-distance market, driving down prices there. And in the years following, many of the Baby Bells merged, forming the modern AT&T and Verizon.

                  I'm not sure we'd see a similar benefit if anti-trust action were taken against Google Search, since the only competitors indexing the entire Internet are Bing and Yandex, both with an inferior product. Likewise, there are many browsers to choose from, and most consumers actively choose to download Google Chrome. It's not an issue of lack of choice or knowledge, it's pure consumer preference.

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                    AngryLithuanian, 06 Aug 2024Not gonna defend a corporation that doesn't even know ... moreLoL 😂😂 my search engine are DuckDuck Go. My map usually Apple Map and some offline map (my own direction navigation) and most of my things like calendar and so on all are old school methods. I last years without Google stuff. Even my web browser are Firefox for my Android phone and Safari on my iPhone 🤣🤣
                    Those people who're relay on Google products are "Brain dead" 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

                      "Google said it will appeal the decision, arguing that its success is based on people preferring its "superior products.""

                      Google litteraly saying "It's not out fault no one likes bing"

                        AngryLithuanian, 06 Aug 2024Not gonna defend a corporation that doesn't even know ... moreI mean, had Microsoft invested in their mobile as well as maybe obtain Waze or allow Osmand to run perfectly while using AI to perfect traffic updates, we would have a triopoly instead.

                          Galaxy S 24 Ultra, 06 Aug 2024Only Apple get to lose $26 billions from Google, otherwise,... moreDuckduckgo says hi.

                            User. Hi., 06 Aug 2024Awwn. If it ain't rusty old Google. Doing shit behind ... moreFunny enough, apple and samsumg helped them a LOT. And they returned the favor with other means of monopoly, like searching for smartphones and finding only apple and samsung products.

                              Anonymous, 06 Aug 2024Yeah 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 that's music to my ears 👍🏻 Please sue G... moreNo state in this world, well with some extremist exceptions, would ever be wanting to bankrupt a giant like google, that would mean hundereds of thosends of people without a job, so keep this ignorant claims for yourself.
                              Does google need to change it's ways? Yes. But this does not mean that it should be forced to file for bankruptcy.

                                AngryLithuanian, 06 Aug 2024Not gonna defend a corporation that doesn't even know ... moreAcrually, duckduckgo, deepl and here maps are better then google ofernings, and i never used google services for absolutely nothing, can't really understand your exageration.

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                                  Not gonna defend a corporation that doesn't even know I exist, let alone care, but without Google Search, Maps, Translate and other services, many of us wouldn't last a day. If not Google then someone else would have this monopoly. Maybe we all be mad at Microsoft and their Bing seach for the same reason lol

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                                    Galaxy S 24 Ultra, 06 Aug 2024Only Apple get to lose $26 billions from Google, otherwise,... moreBitter but true

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                                      I yearn for the day that Google ceases to exist.

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                                        Vikass17, 06 Aug 2024Just use YouTube in dark mode and Sh....Well said, well done!

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