The DOJ brought an antitrust case against Google… and won.
replyThen the judge pretty much decided “no consequences”.
It was the lamest excuse ever.
replySomething like, "I'm worried about impairing Google's ability to compete in AI" or some nonsense. (Paraphrasing here.)
Looks like all it takes to compete in AI is to issue stock or get a bunch of investors. I don't see how Google would struggle with that. It's completely orthogonal to antitrust enforcement.
Why not both? Countries should be able to signal which business practices are undesirable.
replyThe EU can't realistically bring Google to its knees. The US could.
replyI say that as a European that's very much in favor of government intervention to fix market distortions.
Yes, laws are laws but one affects a branch, the other a root.
replyCut off enough branches and the roots die.
replyHopeless. US already lost against corps. And that will be their downfall.
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