I think the next big shoe to drop against Google and all the platforms could be a class action for bot fraud. I don’t think the platforms purposefully allow bots, but the amount of money going from small businesses to the platforms for bot traffic must easily be in billions.
There's something of corporate logic I fail to understand: regardless of whether Google is right or wrong, do they think they can get away with this?
Regulatory scrutiny and competitor pressure have been growing for years basically all over the planet. Why isn't Google proactively doing something to address these concerns and defuse the situation without major consequences?
A possible reason is investors care only about short-term profits and not the long-term survivability of the company and its assets. But isn't this simplistic? Is there something more? Does Google think it can weather such a storm?
Super interesting. I think its hard to argue their contracts kept other options out.
You've only got to look at how Chrome took over Windows OS even though Internet Explorer was already installed. Microsoft used all sorts of tricks to try keep people using it.
Users go for the better service when they know it exists.
I think the next big shoe to drop against Google and all the platforms could be a class action for bot fraud. I don’t think the platforms purposefully allow bots, but the amount of money going from small businesses to the platforms for bot traffic must easily be in billions.
There's something of corporate logic I fail to understand: regardless of whether Google is right or wrong, do they think they can get away with this?
Regulatory scrutiny and competitor pressure have been growing for years basically all over the planet. Why isn't Google proactively doing something to address these concerns and defuse the situation without major consequences?
A possible reason is investors care only about short-term profits and not the long-term survivability of the company and its assets. But isn't this simplistic? Is there something more? Does Google think it can weather such a storm?
Super interesting. I think its hard to argue their contracts kept other options out.
You've only got to look at how Chrome took over Windows OS even though Internet Explorer was already installed. Microsoft used all sorts of tricks to try keep people using it.
Users go for the better service when they know it exists.