▲ 41 ▼ Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 11 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] beebanoo@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago (1 child) Well, tbh, it would be nice for it to stay compact and sink all together. Browser, ads, search engine, all of it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] verstra@programming.dev 8 points 11 months ago (1 child) What would you say is the benefit to the consumer of common ownership here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beebanoo@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago Oh, that is a tough question. I think it depends on the consumer - for people like me, who value privacy above other stuff, this is not great news. But there are people in this world that find value in the integrated system Google provide. Anyway, my comment was more of a joke than a actual opinion on the matter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] verstra@programming.dev 8 points 11 months ago (1 child) What would you say is the benefit to the consumer of common ownership here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beebanoo@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago Oh, that is a tough question. I think it depends on the consumer - for people like me, who value privacy above other stuff, this is not great news. But there are people in this world that find value in the integrated system Google provide. Anyway, my comment was more of a joke than a actual opinion on the matter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beebanoo@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago Oh, that is a tough question. I think it depends on the consumer - for people like me, who value privacy above other stuff, this is not great news. But there are people in this world that find value in the integrated system Google provide. Anyway, my comment was more of a joke than a actual opinion on the matter. permalink fedilink source parent