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

[Karen Lewellen]

oh..do. not. get. me. started on amazon Canada.
currently amazon Canada his their site coded so that a person using 
keyboard only  processes cannot refuse joining amazon prime.
I wish I were joking.
simple example, I still have said tp-links and other items in my cart, I 
choose proceed to check out, and confirm my payment method.
I am then automatically taken to a page telling me how much I really 
truly  sincerely ought to  try prime.
There is a link alt-tagged as continue without the amazon prime benefits.
However, according to the status bar the link ends in display.html..hiting 
entre on this link takes you in a circle.
The only form submit button? requires you to join prime, and one cannot 
continue past the page.
I do agree about google searches though, they are getting far less 
accurate,  with my fear that they employ AI soon, making matters worse.
Cheers,
Kare



On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, Lennart Sorensen wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:17:06PM -0400, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
>> 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?
>
> Well I would say google had the best search for many years which is what
> made them popular.  These days their search is terrible.  I don't know if
> there is anyone actually good out there, because google probably killed
> of most of the search competition over the years, so now they don't have
> to be good anymore and can prioritize other things instead.
>
> Google search is not quite as bad as search on amazon, but they are
> heading in that direction.
>
> -- 
> Len Sorensen
>