'Fortnite' developer Epic has pushed back on Google’s control of the Android app store. The courtroom showdown could force the search giant to offer users more apps, at more affordable prices.
Well, I agree with you. It was a little on the nose/salty, but I’m not sure how your response isn’t equally predictable and unnecessary.
That being said, I have encountered this plenty of times. Any time adblockers come up for instance, despite the tech literacy/relatively large number of engineers on this platform, you always see people rushing to the defense of poor little Google/YouTube calling everybody entitled.
Google is functionally a monopoly and the vast majority of people who argue that it isn’t have pretty predictable politics/are just grinding their axe over people they disagree with politically. That would probably be a better way of putting it.
Honestly, what I’d prefer to see is Google, Amazon, and Facebook get a proper monopoly breakup.
Separate the Google advertising/analytics/search, media, and phone business units.
For Amazon, splitting up web-services vs online shopping would be a good start.
Facebook’s social media and marketing analytics have always been a toxic combo for consumers.
Oh, and while we’re as at, WTF thought it was a good idea to let Disney but to all the media production companies while also getting a stranglehold on media distribution?
Well, I agree with you. It was a little on the nose/salty, but I’m not sure how your response isn’t equally predictable and unnecessary.
That being said, I have encountered this plenty of times. Any time adblockers come up for instance, despite the tech literacy/relatively large number of engineers on this platform, you always see people rushing to the defense of poor little Google/YouTube calling everybody entitled.
Google is functionally a monopoly and the vast majority of people who argue that it isn’t have pretty predictable politics/are just grinding their axe over people they disagree with politically. That would probably be a better way of putting it.
Honestly, what I’d prefer to see is Google, Amazon, and Facebook get a proper monopoly breakup.
Separate the Google advertising/analytics/search, media, and phone business units.
For Amazon, splitting up web-services vs online shopping would be a good start.
Facebook’s social media and marketing analytics have always been a toxic combo for consumers.
Oh, and while we’re as at, WTF thought it was a good idea to let Disney but to all the media production companies while also getting a stranglehold on media distribution?
They’re not mutually exclusive so no need for preference! I’d love to see some monopoly breakups and Linux get wider adoption haha