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DOJ proposes breakup and other big changes to end Google search monopoly (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Would it make the internet better? Probably.

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[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You'd think they'd have more sophisticated remedies than cutting it up. Which won't improve anything, won't change the incentives and will eventually put us right back where we started.

I mean duck manifest v3, but the government abdicated their responsibility for 50 years and now they think they're going to save us with solutions from 1930 ? Do better you ducks !

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You think breaking up a monopoly won't do anything? What?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the long term, no. It’s a temporary measure. It’s like fighting against entropy.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Jesus Christ what a pathetic outlook.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

In countries where monopolies are forbidden, internet costs about €20 per month

I'm guessing OP is paying about $80 lol

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s a Red Queen’s Race.

Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else—if you run very fast for a long time, as we've been doing."

"A slow sort of country!" said the Queen. "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well the important thing is to make sure everyone knows it's impossible to make any sort of positive change, ever.

Clowns lol

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Whoever said anything about that? You can make positive changes, just don’t expect them to be permanent. Nothing is permanent. That’s life! Eventually we all die.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

If you have a competent anti-monopolistic government, you can make positive change faster than the market makes negative change.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

This defeatist attitude is immature and unnecessary. Please refrain from posting such negative comments in the future.