Who "forces anyone to use Google"??? Well, it's the "other consumers". If all the "other consumers" use Google, then essentially the businesses are "forced" to use Google... and in turn "you and I" are "forced" to use Google
One could argue that "it's not Googles fault that they make a better product than the consumer", and that is true.
The commission if fining Google because:
- Consumers(stupidly/naively) believe that Google is showing the results that are most relevant to the customer
- Google is NOT doing that
If you search for "cheap shoes", the searcher/customer has a right to expect that they get a fair representation of the best(most relevant) sites that sell cheap shoes.
Google does NOT do this...
- They will sneakily put links to their own store, with out any indication that it is essentially an advert for their own product/store.
If you search for "cheap shoes", the searcher/customer has a right to expect that they get a fair representation of the best(most relevant) sites that sell cheap shoes.
"That sell cheap shoes..."
Well, how do you know that? Do you read peoples' minds? When I searched for "cheap shoes", I was looking for cheap shoes that aren't worth the time. Not what you stated.
Also, remember that what I refer to as "cheap" may not necessarily be the same thing you refer to as cheap.
It doesn't matter anyway now because I am not a judge.
What good is a ticket to the good life, if you can't find the entrance?
Is Google forced down anyone's throat? (Score:5, Insightful)
Google "denied other companies the chance to compete" and left consumers without "genuine choice."
We should start right there. Who forces anyone to use Google in the first place?
Re:Is Google forced down anyone's throat? (Score:4, Informative)
One could argue that "it's not Googles fault that they make a better product than the consumer", and that is true.
The commission if fining Google because:
- Consumers(stupidly/naively) believe that Google is showing the results that are most relevant to the customer
- Google is NOT doing that
If you search for "cheap shoes", the searcher/customer has a right to expect that they get a fair representation of the best(most relevant) sites that sell cheap shoes.
Google does NOT do this...
- They will sneakily put links to their own store, with out any indication that it is essentially an advert for their own product/store.
Re: (Score:1)
If you search for "cheap shoes", the searcher/customer has a right to expect that they get a fair representation of the best(most relevant) sites that sell cheap shoes.
"That sell cheap shoes..."
Well, how do you know that? Do you read peoples' minds? When I searched for "cheap shoes", I was looking for cheap shoes that aren't worth the time. Not what you stated.
Also, remember that what I refer to as "cheap" may not necessarily be the same thing you refer to as cheap.
It doesn't matter anyway now because I am not a judge.