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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 07:43:13 JST Ars Technica

   Google wraps defense by arguing its search dominance benefits everyone

   Verdict remains uncertain as Google rests defense in landmark monopoly trial.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/google-wraps-defense-by-arguing-its-search-dominance-benefits-everyone/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Alonely0 🦀 (alonely0@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 07:45:56 JST Alonely0 🦀

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     @arstechnica Guilty. Next one, please?

   • SaftyKuma (saftykuma@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 08:24:01 JST SaftyKuma

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     @arstechnica

     "Monopolies are good" is probably a sound argument to make in front of the Bork-disciple drones who tend to serve as judges in these cases.

   • Ulrike (ulidig@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 08:37:03 JST Ulrike

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     @arstechnica

   • Howard Chu @ Symas (hyc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 12:26:56 JST Howard Chu @ Symas

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     @arstechnica any time a company reaches monopoly status it should be automatically and immediately nationalized.

   • Joe Breuer (jmbreuer@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Nov-2023 01:44:05 JST Joe Breuer

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     @arstechnica soo... By that logic, (most) any crime ought to be justifiable when its benefits outweigh its negative impact? ... By a margin subject to minmaxing, of course.