Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules

Google really should start floating some plans for splitting itself up. Things worked out pretty well when Ma Bell was split up. Some people thought it would all fail, but the companies have done a good job competing and cooperating at the right times.

If Google comes up with the plans, it's better than some antagonist.

> Things worked out pretty well when Ma Bell was split up

In what way? They all just re-consolidated back into monopolies. I have one choice of telecom provider in my location: if I don’t like Xfinity, I get to eat shit. At least Ma Bell had to get the government’s permission to raise prices; frankly, I’d prefer having that back.

Xfinity is Comcast which I don't think has much connection to the Baby Bells or their reconsolidation. Unfortunately the the cost of running cable to the broad US suburbs is a pretty big natural barrier to competition.

https://i.redd.it/7v0zi94tms181.jpg

Too bad we can't treat laying cable as a public utility, then multiple companies could use the same infrastructure to compete.

Instead we ended up paying for dark fiber with companies having no incentive to use it.