I think they are too big, have too much information, have too many near-monopoly positions they abuse, and far too much control over the internet.
Same thing applies to facebook, and to a lesser extent Amazon.
break them up.
Same thing applies to facebook, and to a lesser extent Amazon.
break them up.
Beyond that, there is really nothing wrong with monopolies in general, only if they became monopolies via government corruption like, ma bell, wired ISPs, alcohol, and possibly big banks, big defense, and big pharma. Google built search from nothing and remains by far the best offering. Facebook spends exorbitant sums to aquihire its rivals and preserve its market share. Amazon has always reinvested and certainly has made shopping and web hosting less expensive for me.
While I agree they have too much of our personal information and influence with elected officials, the solution isnt more regulation which would crown a loser and make lobbying an even better investment. Should we also break up Bing, Twitter, and EBay?