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Being better than the competition isn't the same as having no competition, and it's especially not the same as engaging in anti-competitive practices to prevent competition from existing. The purpose of consumer protection and antitrust laws is to ensure that market leaders hold their position by virtue of having the superior product and not by some other nefarious means. I don't think most people would dispute that Google Search is better than Bing. But is it really so much better that Bing doesn't even count as being in the same market?



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