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by 0wis 2501 days ago
I’m not sure to understand why google has to discriminate itself on its own products...? If you are not happy with Google products, you still have the choice to buy an other smartphone. And you can change your search engine afterwards anyway. Its already a huge shot in the feet to propose other search engines upon installation.
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Society chooses to discourage anticompetitive behavior because competition fosters innovation and leads to prosperity. If you’re fine with Google, great—let’s let others have a choice so that Google can be encouraged to work harder and make an even better product.
The problem is that Google is in fact discriminating: its products vs others', leveraging dominant position in smartphone OS market to dominate search.

> you still have the choice to buy an other smartphone

Not really. Hence the ruling.