dstieger wrote:She's going to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook...that's something I'd like to hear more about.
IDK about FB....I think they're capable of self-destructing. But Google and Amazon seem to be in monopolistic positions that won't likely be challenged any time soon. Google search, especially, is an entity with scary power that few people recognize....I am a long ways from asserting that they've abused it yet, but the info control/domination is kinda scary.
Since Frank swept me aside like some dust bunny....and since the Warren thread was weirded up already by TW.....thought maybe this topic worthy of its own thread.
I definitely see value in the discussion, but I'm always wary of the government getting involved in otherwise legal corporate affairs. But, I'm a bit nervous that Google and Amazon aren't always going to have the nation's best interest in mind as they continue to build their empires. Even if the government could/should get involved, I have zero confidence a breakup would be well managed. Google search could be separated from youtube and hardware and R&D divisions. But, that wouldn't affect my greatest concern which is with search dominance....not sure how much I care about the other stuff --- maybe if I knew more about the data management, I would.
As to Amazon, same problems....sure you could bust out entertainment from retail from hardware from home automation from cloud services.....etc. But, that, alone, wouldn't affect the problems that I have with retail and cloud dominance.
Thoughts? Is it time for government to get involved in these two? Others? If so, how?