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fjtorres · 11-22-2014, 11:37 AM

In the US, some people are willing to use Microsoft's BING or Yahoo and businesses are willing to use Amazon's A9 on their websites. In China, Baidu rules. If European customers aren't willing to use or create Google alternatives, that would be *their* choice.

As long as Google does nothing illegal to get their market share, it is up to competitors to offer better value. No different than Microsoft on PCs, Apple in music, Amazon in ebooks.

Penalizing somebody for being good at their job is wacko.
And a good way to ensure the job gets done poorly.

11-22-2014, 11:37 AM	#20
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	In the US, some people are willing to use Microsoft's BING or Yahoo and businesses are willing to use Amazon's A9 on their websites. In China, Baidu rules. If European customers aren't willing to use or create Google alternatives, that would be their choice. As long as Google does nothing illegal to get their market share, it is up to competitors to offer better value. No different than Microsoft on PCs, Apple in music, Amazon in ebooks. Penalizing somebody for being good at their job is wacko. And a good way to ensure the job gets done poorly. Last edited by fjtorres; 11-22-2014 at 11:44 AM.