Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine::Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Google, Twitter, and Reddit are proof that your business cannot relay on a middle man without that middle man creating a monopoly that shits itself

    God the nightmare we will get when Gaben passes…

    • MnemnosyneEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      Valve is directly owned by him with no stockholder nonsense, as I understand it, so perhaps he has willed it to someone who will handle it well. Hopefully. I don’t like everything about Steam, but I do like that, assuming I’m not misinformed.

      • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        What I’m paranoid is that it seems companies have started giving out arbitrary bans as part of a power trip.

        My friend’s an Overwatch Streamer and they shot him with a one-month ban for “Being Toxic”

        His toxic behavior was… “Asking people to stop using racial slurs in voice chat”

      • MeaanBeaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I remember hearing that his son would take the reigns after his death and that his son shares the same values as Gabe. So hopefully we’re fine for the foreseeable future on that front. Assuming I’m remembering that right at least.