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[jariel]

It's not a fabrication.

Using an 'auction' model is a very easy way for Google to undermine the credibility of the anti-trust legislation.

Any upstart that would theoretically 10x better wouldn't ever be able to get any material market share.

Imagine if there were only 4 car dealerships allowed in America and everyone had to 'bid' on the distribution. There would be no Tesla.

[ehsankia → jariel]

And upstart would have much more chance to win an auction than magically get enough market share to get onto the list. This method is actually much better for newcomers than the other.

[jariel → ehsankia]

An upstart would have 0 chance of winning the auction.

It's tantamount to a wireless spectrum option - enormous costs involved.