Outcome could reshape how public accesses and interacts with the internet, or embolden Google to pursue tighter grip on the market

  • NecoArcKbinAccount
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    610 months ago

    Hopefully this stops WEI as it would allow Google to have a total monopoly over the internet.

    • btaf45
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      210 months ago

      It is impossible for a company to have a “total monopoly over the internet” because the internet has a decentralized design.

  • btaf45
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    410 months ago

    It is pretty easy to change your default web browser, compared to changing your operating system [Microsoft], your social network of friends [Facebook], or your auction site [Ebay]. Microsoft, Facebook, Ebay, etc all have a far greater lock on their markets because a single person cannot make a switch without degrading their experience.