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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: FishBulb ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Google loses Antitrust lawsuit
Date: 08/06/24 12:52 AM
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cnn.com - Google loses antitrust lawsuit DOJ

The decision by the US District Court for the District of Columbia is a stunning rebuke of Google’s oldest and most important business. The company has spent tens of billions of dollars on exclusive contracts to secure a dominant position as the world’s default search provider on smartphones and web browsers.

Those contracts have given it the scale to block out would-be rivals such as Microsoft’s Bing and DuckDuckGo, the US government alleged in a historic antitrust lawsuit filed during the Trump administration.

My gut tells me this sounds worse than it is. If forced to select a default search engine, I suspect most people would still select google for the name recognition. People who would want something different are probably already using something else. I personally use DuckDuckGo.
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