jwcph ,
- and yet they're still wildly understating the problem.
Google isn't going for a competitive advantage - their goal is to put us in an inescapable stranglehold. There's a reason @pluralistic & others refer to the way things currently work, especially (but not exclusively) in the digital realm, as #ChokepointCapitalism
"Not using Google will be a hassle" isn't an acceptable argument. We can deal with this & foot the bill it now - or pay a far steeper price later.