Nov 29th 2014: Should digital monopolies be broken up?

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in a resolution that has been doing the rounds in the run-up to a vote

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同等的竞技场

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level playing field

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最猛烈地对Google恐惧的爆发

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most dramatic outbreak of Googlephobia

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欧洲前竞争委员会委员

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Europe’s former competition commissioner

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促成一系列解决方案

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broker a series of settlements

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给竞争对手的服务更多的控制权

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give more prominence to rivals’ services

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实施更坚决措施

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take a firmer line

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解散公司

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dismember the company

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提出了一个问题

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touch on a questions

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tech giants

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network effects

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self-perpetuating

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too burdensome to bother

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abuse the dominance

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stand accused of …

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Advertisers often pay hefty rates for clicks

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gratis

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charge men steep entry prices

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physical incumbent

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upstart rivals

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confer a lasting advantage

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be eclipsed by facebook

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They are eventually toppled when they fail to move with the time

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eat into Google’s advertising revenue

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lucrative franchise in a legacy area

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令人伤感的理由

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the lamentable reason

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分拆搜索

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unbundle search engines from other commercial services

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实施这项威胁措施

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carry out this threat

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it benefits from the network effects whereby the popularity of a service attracts more users and thus becomes self-perpetuating