Microsoft Files Antitrust Complaint Against Google
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Sucks to be you, Microsoft.
I guess you'll just have to be content with the vast majority of the PC operating system market, the gaming console with the best third-party support, the most ingenious control device ever developed that's being used for everything but its intended purpose (Kinect), and the de-facto standard of business productivity software (MS Office).
Not that Google necessarily deserves a monopoly on search engines and user-created video distribution, but they're just doing it better than MS does. While I'd agree that MS has a point regarding Google not letting Windows phones access YouTube with an appropriate app, they are barking up the wrong tree with their search engine claims. Maybe if Bing actually worked better than Google, or had some features that Google didn't, then more people would use it, but from my experience it works only as well Google. Why make a change to something less-familiar if it's not better?
MS had better pray that Google doesn't come up with a PC OS to compete with Windows, because if they do, Microsoft will be out of business within a decade.
Sucks to be you, Microsoft.
I guess you'll just have to be content with the vast majority of the PC operating system market, the gaming console with the best third-party support, the most ingenious control device ever developed that's being used for everything but its intended purpose (Kinect), and the de-facto standard of business productivity software (MS Office).
Not that Google necessarily deserves a monopoly on search engines and user-created video distribution, but they're just doing it better than MS does. While I'd agree that MS has a point regarding Google not letting Windows phones access YouTube with an appropriate app, they are barking up the wrong tree with their search engine claims. Maybe if Bing actually worked better than Google, or had some features that Google didn't, then more people would use it, but from my experience it works only as well Google. Why make a change to something less-familiar if it's not better?
MS had better pray that Google doesn't come up with a PC OS to compete with Windows, because if they do, Microsoft will be out of business within a decade.
Because google is awesome and their engine will fail.
They can't complain that because Google's product is superior they can't enter the market, it's anti-capitalism. Even if they have a monopoly in that market it's because they filled a gap and supplied the demand for a reliable search engine at the time.
If you want to sue someone, sue the public for relying on google too much.
They can't complain that because Google's product is superior they can't enter the market, it's anti-capitalism. Even if they have a monopoly in that market it's because they filled a gap and supplied the demand for a reliable search engine at the time.
If you want to sue someone, sue the public for relying on google too much.
Well, Bing is pretty shitty, so it's not exactly a great loss that no one uses it 
Does it seem to anyone else that Microsoft is bitching that Google is too good, and that to make the market fairer, it should become crappier?
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On the topic of Google having a monopoly, so what?
A monopoly is only bad for consumers when the company in question jacks up prices and offers inferior service. I'd say that Google has done exactly none of that.
Does it seem to anyone else that Microsoft is bitching that Google is too good, and that to make the market fairer, it should become crappier?
Considering that Google actually *owns* Youtube, this seems fair enough.Chrysocollus said:
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On the topic of Google having a monopoly, so what?
A monopoly is only bad for consumers when the company in question jacks up prices and offers inferior service. I'd say that Google has done exactly none of that.
Even if Microsoft is not a company of puppies and rainbows, if Google is truly doing what they say, then there are regulations being flouted here simply because Google is the biggest and knows it can probably get away with it.
People file suits against Microsoft for this sort of business practice, it is only right that Microsoft should file if Google is not on the up and up, and it clearly isn't.
People file suits against Microsoft for this sort of business practice, it is only right that Microsoft should file if Google is not on the up and up, and it clearly isn't.
Bing is good, but google is better.
however as for the windows phone app I agree that Goggle is being a ***** there and should let them have a good app.
however as for the windows phone app I agree that Goggle is being a ***** there and should let them have a good app.
Steve, you gotta lighten up, man. The first comment was because your tone when describing Google's previous search engine lawsuit sounded dismissive of Google, whilst you then seemed to be ragging on Google here for allegedly dicking on Microsoft whilst lecturing me on obeying the law, thus seeming to side with Microsoft no matter the side of the law they were on, and made ironic by your little lecture. Which makes you comment here seem even more ironic, though I'm sure it's just cause of misinterpretation somewhere along the line, lol.Steve the Pocket said:OK, this right here? Needs to stop. This attitude that we're supposed to be playing favorites for some reason instead of calling 'em as we see 'em. I've seen shades of it in this thread already, and I'm sick of it.Wicky_42 said:I'm confused - were you on Google's side the first time then? Lol, seems like you're playing both fields
I was talking about the "video site that doesn't give a shit about copyright" thing.Wicky_42 said:
The second thing was a joke, as you should have discerned from the liberal 'lol' punctuations.
To be fair all around, if Google really was monopolising its position to prevent others from searching its content I'd be against them in a flash. This here is just Mircosoft being dicks, but of there was much substance to their claims then it would begin setting a dangerous precedent for closing off the web; if you treat your content as proprietary and limit it's access, its a small step to commercialising websites, and then having entrance fees as standard. That's a future I'll fight againstBobbity said:Well, Bing is pretty shitty, so it's not exactly a great loss that no one uses it
Does it seem to anyone else that Microsoft is bitching that Google is too good, and that to make the market fairer, it should become crappier?
Considering that Google actually *owns* Youtube, this seems fair enough.Chrysocollus said:
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On the topic of Google having a monopoly, so what?
A monopoly is only bad for consumers when the company in question jacks up prices and offers inferior service. I'd say that Google has done exactly none of that.
The other thing is whilst we might not directly suffer if one company had a monopoly in internet advertising, it has consequences for advertisers and people hosting the adverts through fixed prices and low returns - the whole problem of no competition. Not saying that that's happening, but that that's the danger and that we probably wouldn't see it coming.
Poor Microsoft, maybe if your web browser and search engines weren't total ass, I won't be using Google Chrome and the Google search engine. Rich bastards.
