The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world(pluralistic.net)
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The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world
https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/06/vertical-blinds/
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Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45836781
TL;DR: The "economic mistake" is allowing monopolization through vertical mergers (taking over parts of the supply chain both upstream and downstream).