Advertising is evil and contributes nothing to society.
I’m not one for advocating violence or anything but if I was in advertising id probably deeply consider killing myself to make the world just a little bit brighter
I think data is what makes the tech sector in particular vulnerable to monopolising and makes new companies and ideas hard to break into. So yes I think it’s important to criticise and sets an important precedent.
I’m just extremely surprised because I honestly thought we had all just forgotten that in the past we actually tried to split up monopolies and force them to compete against each other. Seems like 30 years or more since it has really happened.
I remember forever ago, when Google was actually useful, and actually free. When I looked at how much good they were doing, I knew that somewhere the other shoe would drop. I always wondered what it would be. My only genuine surprise is how long it took for the other shoe to drop.
It’s long overdue. Many decades ago, officials weren’t afraid to challenge companies that had monopolies over certain industries. Seems that they are starting to have the balls to do so again.
Its necessity to limit big tech monopoly in various aspects. They are already too big and started influencing big politics with their infinite amount of cash in order to create world better not for your average citizens but to squeeze even more profit.
I guess, I don’t like buying things online so I feel like most of that ad money is pretty much wasted. Same with YouTube and all these “sponsors”, I would never buy a product advertised by a youtuber, just don’t wanna. So you can say they have a monopoly on advertising that doesn’t work on me, ill continue to not care.
I haven’t read the details, but the judge probably isn’t wrong. That said, historical breaking up of monopolies hasn’t really done much for the average consumer. In this case, as an IT guy, I like the evil we know: Google is generally responsive to security concerns and technical issues at least. Competition will create a race to the bottom in pricing which means companies that don’t have the teams in place and experience necessary are going to have issues. Malware via ad networks definitely used to be a thing and I hope that doesn’t make a comeback as a result of this.
Monopolies aren’t good, but proper regulation would be a better solution than breaking them up.
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Google is invasive and annoying so they had it coming.
Google is screwing the advertisers so hard that every other post in r/ppc is about that these days.
https://reddit.com/r/ppc
So, yeah, the court is right.
No strong opinion on it…. I don’t advertise anything, and I really don’t see myself doing so in the future.
Sounds about right.
Advertising is evil and contributes nothing to society.
I’m not one for advocating violence or anything but if I was in advertising id probably deeply consider killing myself to make the world just a little bit brighter
I think data is what makes the tech sector in particular vulnerable to monopolising and makes new companies and ideas hard to break into. So yes I think it’s important to criticise and sets an important precedent.
Not surprised in the least, and good for Google, they deserve it.
I’m just extremely surprised because I honestly thought we had all just forgotten that in the past we actually tried to split up monopolies and force them to compete against each other. Seems like 30 years or more since it has really happened.
I remember forever ago, when Google was actually useful, and actually free. When I looked at how much good they were doing, I knew that somewhere the other shoe would drop. I always wondered what it would be. My only genuine surprise is how long it took for the other shoe to drop.
Google didn’t pay Trump enough of a bribe/tribute, so it’s their fault for being stupid.
Long overdue.
By seeking it out?? The stuff you’re seeking out is called advertising.
Google is a full on evil entity now, anyway. It would be a beneficial move to break them up.
It’s long overdue. Many decades ago, officials weren’t afraid to challenge companies that had monopolies over certain industries. Seems that they are starting to have the balls to do so again.
So seems Google is not marching to Trumps tune… I expect Meta and Bezo’s is going to take over the monopoly shortly.
Its necessity to limit big tech monopoly in various aspects. They are already too big and started influencing big politics with their infinite amount of cash in order to create world better not for your average citizens but to squeeze even more profit.
It’s been a monopoly for a while. It’s also enshittified to hell. Breaking it up is a win in my book
I guess, I don’t like buying things online so I feel like most of that ad money is pretty much wasted. Same with YouTube and all these “sponsors”, I would never buy a product advertised by a youtuber, just don’t wanna. So you can say they have a monopoly on advertising that doesn’t work on me, ill continue to not care.
Our judiciary is doing surprisingly well recently
Doesnt feel big enough and judges arent the enforcer or creators of laws just the interpreter.
Anticompetitive behavior exists in many industries.
Amazon requires distributors to have the lowest price on their marketplace or they get delisted.
Microsoft has an intense monopoly on their operating system.
Apple is only switching to USBC because Europe is forcing them to.
In the vernacular of my generation:
No doy.
Good
I haven’t read the details, but the judge probably isn’t wrong. That said, historical breaking up of monopolies hasn’t really done much for the average consumer. In this case, as an IT guy, I like the evil we know: Google is generally responsive to security concerns and technical issues at least. Competition will create a race to the bottom in pricing which means companies that don’t have the teams in place and experience necessary are going to have issues. Malware via ad networks definitely used to be a thing and I hope that doesn’t make a comeback as a result of this.
Monopolies aren’t good, but proper regulation would be a better solution than breaking them up.
I think it’s only a decade or so too late.