misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: legalnews@lemmy.zipgooglebusiness@lemmy.world
arrow-up1459arrow-down1external-linkA Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyerswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: legalnews@lemmy.zipgooglebusiness@lemmy.world
minus-squareihatetheworldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·2 months ago Changes to the online advertising market would make online ads less valuable for publishers and merchants, and less useful for consumers. If by useful they meant anything that is heavily promoted by Google ads get added on the ‘will not touch with a 10 foot pole’ list. Sure, I guess? Also hinting at changing their business models, raise the cost of devices, should chrome or android be forced to break up. Google blog response is exactly why this breakup should happen. They are getting out of control.
minus-squaremindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoAds are not useful for consumers ever
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’ve seen useful ads, dozens of times. Usually for camping equipment
If by useful they meant anything that is heavily promoted by Google ads get added on the ‘will not touch with a 10 foot pole’ list. Sure, I guess?
Also hinting at changing their business models, raise the cost of devices, should chrome or android be forced to break up.
Google blog response is exactly why this breakup should happen. They are getting out of control.
Ads are not useful for consumers ever
I’ve seen useful ads, dozens of times. Usually for camping equipment