Google to Trim Android Bloatware a Bit
Google is a monopoly
Google has 68% of the smartphone market in the US and closer to 80% overseas, and they do use their position of dominance to try to squelch competition. There's really no question of that. Windows Phone only has about 2% market share, hardly a monopoly.
And they are a monopoly in many other areas besides smartphones. They have a monopoly on search engines (by one estimate more than 90% of ALL internet traffic goes through Google), they have a monopoly in online video (when was the last time someone sent you a video link to a site other than YouTube?), they have a monopoly in maps and navigation apps (who uses Bing Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or even Mapquest?), and they keep expanding into more and more areas.
And they are a monopoly in many other areas besides smartphones. They have a monopoly on search engines (by one estimate more than 90% of ALL internet traffic goes through Google), they have a monopoly in online video (when was the last time someone sent you a video link to a site other than YouTube?), they have a monopoly in maps and navigation apps (who uses Bing Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or even Mapquest?), and they keep expanding into more and more areas.
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I think your confused to what a monopoly is. A monopoly is the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. You literally said they have a monopoly in maps and navigation then immediately contradicted yourself by listing the other options for maps and navigation. Sure Google has by far the biggest market share for most of the areas they are in, but when there is other options (to your own admission many options) that just means they have a far superior product that most people choose to use.
Why do you bring this up anyways? Do you think Google should be limited to a certain market share? Should they put a cap on the number of Android phones that can be sold per year? Should a certain % of comput...
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Why do you bring this up anyways? Do you think Google should be limited to a certain market share? Should they put a cap on the number of Android phones that can be sold per year? Should a certain % of comput...
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