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SW Ontario | MPAA Thinks so How can they figure anyone can hand over emails legaly?
"Oh jeese MPAA I thought you let those people seed them."
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 | BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: LOL - Google claims it isn't a monopoly So most people use Google than other similar products and somehow that's bad and something google should stop doing? Last time I checked there is Yahoo and MSN among others. I use Google but I do it by choice. I don't know of a single person FORCED to use Google.
I keep getting told that Charter isn't a monopoly because there are other cable companies even though Charter is the only one legally allowed to operate in my area. So explain that one. | |
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| | fiberguy
My views are my own.
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| Re: LOL - Google claims it isn't a monopoly said by BF69  :I keep getting told that Charter isn't a monopoly because there are other cable companies even though Charter is the only one legally allowed to operate in my area. So explain that one. It's not because they're the only one legally allowed.. it's because they are the only one that wants to. | |
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
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join:2007-12-26
The Cloud | They would have antitrust issues in advertising long before search. | |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK | Google isn't a monopoly.
It's a website. There's no compelling reason to go to Google other then someone feels like it. | |
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| | pspcrazy
join:2008-02-06
San Diego, CA
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| Re: LOL - Google claims it isn't a monopoly Google is not a monopoly just because TK Junk Mail tells it is. I'm sorry but what's your reasoning behind it being an monopoly? The web is the only frontier where having a monopoly is impossible at the moment (well until we start having prioritized caps and the stuff you seem to like so much lol) | |
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| cscottm
join:2002-05-09
Kent, WA
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| The only part that might be considered a monopoly in the who thing, would be people say "Google " when they use another search engine.
It's like the whole Replay TV & Tivo thing. Tivo doesn't have a monopoly, but if you were to say Replay to someone, they probably wouldn't know what you were referring to until you said something like "A device like Tivo" | |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| Re: LOL - Google claims it isn't a monopoly said by cscottm :The only part that might be considered a monopoly in the who thing, would be people say "Google " when they use another search engine. That is TradeMark depreciation due to a TradeMark that belongs to one company being used to cover items from other companies. If I have a device that I place a piece a paper into and it outputs multiple copies of what was printed on that paper, what would this action be called by the normal person? I'd guess that the answer would be Xerox'ing even though the machine was made by some company other than Xerox™. Google as a verb is another case of this type of thing. | |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK | Let me guess... those Improvements only if.... ... Alabama agrees to conditions like: Removal of AT&T from PUC oversight, statewide franchises for video, etc etc
Anyone want to bet? | |
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| qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
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| Re: Let me guess... those Improvements only if.... I didn't think that all of Alabama was worth 400 million!
LOL! | |
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habya
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Huntsville, AL
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| Re: Let me guess... those Improvements only if.... said by qworster :I didn't think that all of Alabama was worth 400 million! LOL! Worth a lot more than people might think 
»www.huntsvillealabamausa.com/new···cts.html
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummings_Research_Park
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama
But yeah they'll probably make these 'improvements' after getting a ton of incentives. Then probably never follow through on any of their promises and just take their money and be happy :/ . I suppose that is how these companies work though, screw everyone to make some more money.
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| BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | would you rather have ZERO improvements? | |
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Hingham, MA | Re: Let me guess... those Improvements only if.... When companies want to upgrade, they should be hounded by greater regulation and expensive fees to local governments, it only makes sense. In fact, they should demand greater regulation as a CONDITION to making upgrades. | |
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KrK
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Tulsa, OK | They're going to do those improvements anyway--- to stay competitive. They just use them as leverage and hold out to get special considerations that really come back to burn you later. | |
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