> The ACCC can ultimately make Google do what it wants and is backed by a government on this matter
Not really. Google could just exit Australia. And who you think that would hurt more, Australia or Google?
Not really. Google could just exit Australia. And who you think that would hurt more, Australia or Google?
"[W]ell they can leave" is true - but the idea that that is something they would 'choose' to do is in my view a philosophical canard. Google is going to make the best economic decision and in that sense they don't really have a choice to make. The ACCC/government is the one with a range of options where they can pick one. And they should be held to a higher standard than bullying companies.