Newsletter 56: Why Google got caught and it won’t matter; public domain photo search engine; X whines about boycott. Plus three people to follow and three books to read. Did Google cheat? What do you think. Did Google violate antitrust law by unlawfully using its monopoly to exert leverage in other markets? Of course it…
Nielsen, the ratings giant that measures how we watch TV, browse the Web, and buy things, is for sale to private equity. Just watch: you’re about to see a perfect example what happens money men get their claws into the economics of monopoly. As I wrote yesterday, monopolies prioritize strategy over customers. As I learned…
The alternate title for this post was “Why things suck.” I’ve been analyzing corporate behavior for 25 years. I’ve covered Microsoft, Comcast, Facebook, sports leagues, and government. And one simple statement — monopolies prioritize strategy over customers — explains so much. Monopolies are not evil. It’s not that they don’t care. It’s just that once…