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		nicce 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US vs. Google amicus curiae brief of Y Combinator ... > Their "monopoly" is because people choose to use them, not because they have to. If I give you only one reasonable option and you choose that, is that selection? What if this one option distinguished others?

xyzzy9563 9 months ago [–]

It's the only reasonable option because they did the best job making a search engine. The competitors have search engines but their software is worse.

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