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by zaptheimpaler 1444 days ago
Because we have seen decades of organizations lying and bullshitting, they have no credibility whatsoever. There is already a lawsuit against them for rigging auctions[1], and a DoJ antitrust case [2] against them.

As long as both continue to be owned by the same parent organization, there is no trusting that they will not collude when the stakes are high enough.

[1] https://www.benzinga.com/government/20/12/18828093/google-fa...'

[2] https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/20/10...

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Heck there is even a lawsuit of independent companies colluding to suppress wages in 2014 that [3]. One of these companies was.. Google. Even after they lost the case, the average payout was around $3800 for a class made up mostly of software engineers.

[3] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/judge-rejects-3245m-se...