Why breaking up Google would be a mistake

Why breaking up Google would be a mistake
An enforced breakup of Google would not be good for anybody. (Image: Mark Wickens)
The Wall Street Journal
By Andy Kessler Should the Government break up Google? Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled last month that “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly”. Remedies could include breaking up Google. That would be a big mistake.We can disagree on the merits of the case – whether Google paying Apple US$18 billion (NZ$29b) a year to be the iPhone’s default search engine is monopolistic. Google says it will appeal. Kent Walker, Google’s...

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