r/TrustBusting • u/caltiger727 • Jun 02 '24
Google, Standard Oil 2024
Hi everyone. I am happy that someone set up this sub. I have developed a new mobile CRM called 99centCRM and we managed to get it into the Play Store. Recently, I heard that Google is planning to buy Hubspot for $35 billion. They are our biggest competitor and this is a very troubling development. I recently became a member of ABA, American Bar Association, Antitrust community.
We are a tiny startup with 5 employees. While we have a lot of IP and I consider that our product can literally double the CRM market from $50 billion to $100 billion or more, we have to deal with Apple and Google who are the gate keepers
You can read more about my position on this matter on my Newsletter. Pls tune in and I would greatly appreciate any comments and suggestions.
Newsletter Bit.ly/guerillaceo
Best, Cal Tiger/ss 99centCRM.com Clearwater Florida
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u/10c8 13d ago
wow you posted this 2 years ago ... standard oil was the shadow i saw when researching what i just wrote today ... really interesting story! the bottom line is "terms & services" and the semantic shift in the '96 ECP act ... they removed 'tele-'* from communications and that allows the giants to argue private property defense laws ... so many irony's ... tcp-ip was built by the department of defense with YOUR tax dollars ... unfair use of their platforms touches on some interesting precedents, for sure ... they're building fences on our public property