[justinclift]

Well, it seems like Google / Alphabet ran a bunch of their services at a loss for years, until their practical competitors had been extinguished.

Youtube and Gmail spring to mind, though there seems to be a resurgence of people moving away from Gmail these days (my perception anyway).

Since Google wanted to be a monopoly in various markets so badly, they should be required to serve those markets properly.

Like, with customer service / support, and similar. "You won! Here are the consequences..."

It's a shame the push a while ago for them to be regulated like a utility didn't succeed.