Post #1365418
2022-12-19 17:50 UTC
@michaelchampion @cdub @danbri
So — part 1, quality.
I'm not convinced that G search dominates due to "product quality" but for the sake of argument let's say it's true. Either of two things is possible:
1. Its market share more or less matches that which would result from superior quality under ideal market conditions, or
2. it doesn't.
If (1), then G should be *insisting* that browsers protect search competition because anything else would be a threat.
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@robin@mastodon.social 2022-12-19 18:00
@michaelchampion @cdub @danbri Some rando like Musk could buy a browser and drive traffic away, or Apple could decide to pick a fight. Under dominance-from-quality assumptions, these are real strategic threats worth mitigating. In that case, let's all fix the browser/search model together. If (2), then given the centrality of search & browsers, we have a *serious* problem. Even just 5% of that income redistributed would be *huge* for Web vitality and innovation. So same fix!