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If Google's survival depended on solving this, they would have solved it 10 times over. Since it's not, they're approaching this problem with a cost/benefit mindset and they seem to think it's not worth it.

An ideal solution would be nationalization of the infrastructure, but that's never happening in the US. A possible solution is for the US government to scare the telecom monopolies with antitrust lawsuits so much that they come up with a solution themselves (which might be simply splitting the monopoly like you suggested).

BTW, is your name an ss13 reference?



> If Google's survival depended on solving this, they would have solved it 10 times over

assuming that's true, can we safely conclude that Google is unworried by the loss of net neutrality? i mean, the broadband providers are still in position and still have their potential anti-neutral leverage.

or does google have some other strategy to fight the loss of net neutrality?


Google does OK without net neutrality. They can afford to pay the trolls, who in turn help them keep competition out.




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