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Then tell the courts to stop fining them and start fining all the closed platforms.

There is a clear legal asymmetry where allowing competitors on your platform makes you liable if they complain, but blocking out everyone except for yourself is a totally ok and legally rosy way to do business.



Sue them all. Google is every bit as much a monopolist, they just play the game a little differently.




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