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Prof G Markets: Breaking Down the Google Monopoly Ruling — ft. Rebecca Allensworth

2024/8/12
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Rebecca Allensworth教授:美国司法部指控谷歌垄断了搜索市场和广告市场,并通过与苹果、Mozilla和安卓生态系统签订的独家交易合同维持了这一垄断地位,阻止了竞争对手进入市场。此次判决是首个进入审判阶段的主要垄断案件,标志着对大型科技公司反垄断执法的行动升级。潜在的补救措施可能包括禁止其非法排他性交易合同,以及可能出现的搜索引擎选择界面。补救措施的具体细节将决定其对谷歌市场份额的影响。此裁决可能对苹果公司造成重大财务损失,因为谷歌可能不再需要向苹果支付巨额费用以成为其默认搜索引擎。虽然裁决可能不会立即改变谷歌的市场份额,但它可能会使其市场份额变得更加脆弱。合理的反垄断执法不会摧毁这些公司,只会改变他们的策略,迫使他们更努力地竞争。此案的判决可能会影响其他针对大型科技公司的反垄断案件,因为它为法官提供了关于如何界定科技市场、默认设置的影响以及规模重要性的指导。理论上,未来的政府可以推翻或削弱此案的判决,但这在政治上可能并不明智。此案的意义在于,它标志着反垄断执法力量的回归,这可能会促使大型科技公司采取预防措施,例如分拆业务。消费者确实受到了损害,因为大型科技公司的垄断行为扼杀了创新,并限制了消费者选择。亚马逊对市场的反垄断影响最大,但它也最不可能被认定为垄断者。苹果公司在App Store上的反垄断行为最为严重,因为它降低了Android系统的质量,并限制了互操作性。作者认为,消费者福利标准应该关注长期有意义的消费者损害,而不是短期数字损害。 Scott:Shopify、Airbnb和迪士尼的季度盈利报告显示出不同的结果,反映了市场对经济衰退的担忧。X公司起诉广告商违反反托拉斯法,这反映了该公司收入的急剧下降和绝望的境地。 Ed:同意Scott的观点,并补充说X公司的收入在过去两年中下降了83%,这表明该公司基本已经破产。

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  • Shopify's performance suggests recession fears may be overblown.

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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Airbnb, Disney, and Shopify’s latest earnings, as well as X’s lawsuit against advertisers. Then they speak with Professor Rebecca Allensworth, Associate Dean for Research at Vanderbilt University, about the Google antitrust case. She breaks down the ruling, potential remedies for the situation, and what the case means for other big tech companies who are facing similar monopoly accusations. 

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