tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post1718899887051697082..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: FTC's Google ProbeAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-69938394424709802212011-06-28T15:25:33.168-07:002011-06-28T15:25:33.168-07:00apologies for the above typing errors :-/apologies for the above typing errors :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-38276719457110235932011-06-28T15:23:35.223-07:002011-06-28T15:23:35.223-07:00Isn't there a more involved picure here? Anyon...Isn't there a more involved picure here? Anyone who's anybody on the web wants to be lsited in G's search as well as others. It is G's search that really matters. Thats where the money is, especially if you include adsense?<br />If it is G's fault you are ranked low for no apparently equal reason relative to others, you make less? Less clicks, less ad revenue? Are not the merits of a site compromised, not by the web designer or it's relative content- but by "click throughs"?, the number of visitors- as directed by Google?<br />sure you may be able to find and reach the sites through others. However as the patently ( and perhaps default ) world leader in search....does not Google<br />( perhaps unfortunately for them ) acquire a responsibilty to not influence<br />the income of these sites or perhaps the Web itself?<br />I dont have the answer for it. Perhaps a redesign of the search results in some way. Certainly one cant tell them a "default" way to perform search.<br />However there seems some discussions are well overdue on the matter. Search itself IS a Utility of the WEB- Has Google Search grown so much as to be considered such?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-67265028667429004412011-06-28T11:56:46.918-07:002011-06-28T11:56:46.918-07:00Opera and Safari and mobile browsers make up about...Opera and Safari and mobile browsers make up about 15% of the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-86738903949662539342011-06-28T08:04:38.711-07:002011-06-28T08:04:38.711-07:00@Broseph:
Let's see:
- desktop: Safari, Oper...@Broseph:<br /><br />Let's see: <br />- desktop: Safari, Opera, Firefox.<br />- mobile: Safari, Android's browser, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile.Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-82354449495865063122011-06-28T07:49:56.575-07:002011-06-28T07:49:56.575-07:00Safari has pretty wide-spread adoption too, Brosep...Safari has pretty wide-spread adoption too, Broseph.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828742117679624984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-31283815282150065092011-06-28T06:14:24.623-07:002011-06-28T06:14:24.623-07:00"Google is the default search engine in all i..."Google is the default search engine in all important browsers, except Internet Explorer and Chrome, which doesn't have a default search engine."<br /><br />So in other words, Google is the default search engine in Firefox since IE,FF, and Chrome are the top three "important" browsers.Brosephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-21518115586077621312011-06-28T01:42:49.866-07:002011-06-28T01:42:49.866-07:00Daeng Bo
That the problem the FTC and Europe has ...Daeng Bo<br /><br />That the problem the FTC and Europe has there no obvious signs of anti competitive behavior, like I been told there was by Microsoft, where there was sign contracts with companies blocking entry of other OSes on to the market. <br /><br />Google on the hand seem to have done everything it can to make it easy for people to move from service to service.<br /><br />An there no obvious consumer harm being done.<br /><br />But it clear Microsoft and other big tech companies are determine to unleash there allies onto Google. I think in the end Google will come out on top and will push at least in Europe for a quick settlement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017627173674962025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-80684780148789885462011-06-27T17:41:12.500-07:002011-06-27T17:41:12.500-07:00The cost of switching certainly *is* zero. Many of...The cost of switching certainly *is* zero. Many of my friends have switched to Duck Duck Go and are extremely happy with the results. It didn't cost them anything. They claimed that they increased productivity.<br /><br />As long as Google continues to make the right decisions, like offering a search engine ballot on Chrome first run and supporting the Data Liberation Front, I'd hope that they can stay out of anti-competitive hot water. These gestures are the embodiment of allowing and encouraging competition.<br /><br />I think that Google sincerely believes its own PR -- that it is the best of breed and that it is bright and agile enough to compete on its own against others in the market without resorting to lock-in or hamstringing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-27737697227379924962011-06-27T14:20:00.537-07:002011-06-27T14:20:00.537-07:00Google can (and must) compartmentalize, they have ...Google can (and must) compartmentalize, they have legal and general counsels and they can shied the rest of the operation.<br />The complaining parties on both sides of the Atlantic are the same Microsoft backed groups ICOMP in Europe and 'Fairsearh' in the US and a sprinkle of astruturfers to feed quotes to the newspapers.<br />The case against Google is exceptionally weak specially the 'search bias' bit (whatever that means) it has a strong first amendment argument and can claim that search results are speech (they've done so successfully before).<br />They can continue as is and innovate, mainly because the claims are weak and because Larry Page doesn't strike me as someone who compromises on technology.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-14295819634990765922011-06-27T14:07:06.101-07:002011-06-27T14:07:06.101-07:00"It's also difficult to use another searc..."It's also difficult to use another search engine that has a different interface..."<br /><br />The cost of switching is not zero? What, do you propose to bring an antitrust suit against the English Language because it's too difficult to learn another language?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828742117679624984noreply@blogger.com