Cyrix2k OP t1_j5uh5lp wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Reply to comment by ablatner in Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance by Cyrix2k

It's another reason Google should be broken up though. Google bought Waze for 1 billion dollars in 2013, a move due to Google's extreme wealth, power and influence. That acquisition removed competition from the market, competition that offered what many believed to be a superior product. Even the old Waze CEO commented "Looking back, we could have probably grown faster and much more efficiently had we stayed independent." https://www.timesofisrael.com/waze-ceo-noam-bardin-explains-why-he-left-google-2weeks-ago/

didsomebodysaymyname t1_j5uysot wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:19 PM

Yeah, the fact they didn't start charging in response to competition and in fact paid to get rid of it shows their argument about having to charge if they're broken up is BS.