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		learnfromstory on July 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: To Break Google’s Monopoly on Search, Make Its Ind... Uh no. Google has hundreds of billions of dollars invested in real non-virtual assets, majority of which are in the USA.

martin_drapeau on July 15, 2019 [–]

Sure, however they are not directly tied to their bread and butter - pay per click. They could over time divest and move data centers and jobs elsewhere without directly affecting revenues. Would be painful and risky but feasible.

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