[HN Gopher] Y Combinator says Google is a monopolist, no comment...
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       Y Combinator says Google is a monopolist, no comment about its
       OpenAI ties
        
       Author : mastazi
       Score  : 51 points
       Date   : 2025-05-13 21:57 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (techcrunch.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (techcrunch.com)
        
       | arealaccount wrote:
       | > It also wants Google to do things it argues would help
       | startups, like opening up Google's search index so others can
       | train LLMs on it.
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       | There's a comment about OpenAI ties... kinda
        
       | benoau wrote:
       | OpenAI is hardly a monopolist, and the way it's shaping up so far
       | LLM-based search is being provided by 3rd-parties like DuckDuckGo
       | offering multiple models to choose from.
        
       | WorldPeas wrote:
       | OpenAI allows you to plug its llm engine into most anything.
       | Google does not. that alone should debunk this.
        
       | cadamsdotcom wrote:
       | YC being a monopolist doesn't make Google not a monopolist.
       | 
       | Bringing in some random hypocrisy is a great way to unmake your
       | own point, TechCrunch.
        
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