“Google Is as Close to a Natural Monopoly as the Bell System Was in 1956″
I think the key point here is not whether Google is abusing its effective monopoly willingly, its that it exists at all.  There may be alternatives, but not viable ones.<p>Try not supporting Chrome or ignoring Chrome requirements such as security mandates, you will go out of business.  You can say these are &#x27;good&#x27; for the consumer but the fact that Google has the ability to unilaterally change the web itself is partially the issue, they are not a standards body.<p>Whats the viable alternative to Google Search?  Sure you can use Bing as a customer, but if you&#x27;re a website operator you HAVE to stay on Google&#x27;s good side.  (not always easy to do)<p>Whats the viable alternative to Adsense?  Especially when it comes to many Geo&#x27;s that are hard to monetize.<p>Whats the viable alternative to Android?<p>Not all aspects of Google&#x27;s business are so dominated, but where they are, you have little choice but to go with Google and the fact that are dominate in so many key segments is troubling.<p>Let&#x27;s be honest, it&#x27;s not like Google makes themselves easy to contact, interact with, or get support from.  They are in many ways a black box.<p>Ever notice how the transparency reports for Safe Browsing never includes Google Properties or how they are happy to report DMCA issues for the internet, but never for Youtube?