[GTALUG] Google is ruled a monopoly so Firefox is at serious risk

[Karen Lewellen]

Evan,
The antitrust case is not about browsers. It is entirely about the search 
engine access provided, say on a phone or  a computer, when someone 
opens  a browser like Firefox and wants to search.
The distinction is important Legally, because Google's defense is that 
their search  tool is the best technology so..it should be the default.
However Google  used their money to insure a market advantage  by paying 
companies to make it the default, 
which impacts  user decisions in the end.
Does that make sense?

Kare



On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:

> Exactly the opposite case, IMO.
>
> Google needs (and has always needed) Firefox, exactly to demonstrate that
> the Chromium engine is not a monopoly. No matter how this case ends, it
> will not result in pressuring Google to get rid of its biggest browser
> rival.
>
> - Evan
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 10:49 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <
> talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>
>> Apparently 90% of Mozilla's funding comes from Google.
>> Google pays that money to be the default search engine for Firefox.
>> Google may have to stop.
>