[ocdtrekkie]

It's about dominant position. Having the sort of stifling monopoly that Google has opens it up to additional regulation, just like Microsoft was before it. Apple is a niche market still, to this day, and isn't under as much scrutiny.

[jontcalho]

First the term "stifling monopoly" is loaded, and they definitely don't have it in Russia. 2nd they can't have a "stifling monopoly" since they are just another node on the graph, you don't need them to "internet", there is always another site, another app.

[ocdtrekkie]

See my response to other commenter on parent comment.

[bitmapbrother]

But, Google isn't the dominant Search engine in Russia. Yandex is.

[ocdtrekkie]

It's not a search monopoly, it's an Android monopoly. And they're abusing that monopoly to increase their market share in search.

You're looking at the wrong monopoly!

[unprepare]

They cant have a monopoly on their own product, thats ludicrous.

'apple has a monopoly on the iphone'

'GM has a monopoly on cadillac'

'BMW has a monopoly on the 3-series'

Of course they have a 'monopoly' on android, android is their product. Android has captured 64%[0] of the smartphone market in russia, this is again not a monopoly. A monopoly would capture 100% of the market, thats the definition of a monopoly.

I'm eager to hear what market Google has captured 100% of, because its not search or smartphones

[0]http://www.statista.com/statistics/262174/market-share-held-...

[gress]

The definition of a monopoly is not capturing 100% of the market.