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Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules (apnews.com)
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies..."

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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Just because it's losing market share doesn't mean it's not a monopoly, let alone an illegal one.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    True I suppose

    I just don't like how Chrome is the "standard"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Then you should also not like how Google has a history of making their sites, which are market leaders in many cases including search, perform worse on browsers other than Chrome. That is considered anti-competitive behavior.

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