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by matt_the_bass 2834 days ago
Agreed but I don’t think this is quite the same case. Back then Alta Vista pretty much only offered search as a value to its users. Google certainly started there but offers a lot more than just search to its users. Only one service had to be overthrown to overcome AV. Lots of services would need to be overcome to overthrow google.

(Note I said “users” not “customers”)

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You just need to overthrow the ad business and Google will have a huge problem.