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awesometbn · 02-19-2009, 10:06 PM

Saw this today but it seems like this news item has been floating around for a while. True the big G is massive, but doesn't this just smack of the government wanting to get its hands on some precious cash (hundreds of thousands, or millions) by punishing a company when it becomes successful?

Source: Google may face monopoly probe - vnunet.com

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Christine Varney, who has been nominated as the new Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the United States Department of Justice, has said that she considers Google to be a monopoly and that it would be a suitable case for investigation.

"For me, Microsoft is so last century. They are not the problem," Varney said at a panel discussion sponsored by the American Antitrust Institute. The US economy will "continually see a problem – potentially with Google" because it already "has acquired a monopoly in internet online advertising", she said, according to Bloomberg.

xmcp123 · 02-19-2009, 11:01 PM

/me does a little dance

Sticks79 · 02-20-2009, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by xmcp123

/me does a little dance

And why are we dancing? it's us who will be paying googles fucking monolopy bill/fine, whatever.

Rage9 · 02-20-2009, 01:39 AM

I thought Google was in the sack with the gov pretty hard already. I'd bet not much happens.

GoogleSearchSux · 02-20-2009, 02:13 AM

Im with Rage9 on this one.

The interwebs are far to confusing for government peeps to wrap their pee brains around to understand what Google is "really" up to.

After all its a series of tubes isn't it.

xmcp123 · 02-20-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sticks79

And why are we dancing? it's us who will be paying googles fucking monolopy bill/fine, whatever.

Because Google is a monopoly, and they take an active approach at filtering and controlling ads, something we don't want to become more widespread?

riddarhusetgal · 02-20-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by xmcp123

Because Google is a monopoly, and they take an active approach at filtering and controlling ads, something we don't want to become more widespread?

Listen to this man!!

Sticks79 · 02-20-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xmcp123

Because Google is a monopoly, and they take an active approach at filtering and controlling ads, something we don't want to become more widespread?

Yes i hear you, So true, so true.

riezioVL · 02-23-2009, 04:23 PM

how can this be? the net has billions of users..and monopoly?

_poto_ · 02-23-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by xmcp123

/me does a little dance

lol, good to see I wasn't the only one that did a little happy dance...

it'd be great if this results in google getting broken up, or at least adwords spun off into a separate entity... but I'm not going to get my hopes up just yet... the government moves slowly, and they could take years debating stuff before they actually do anything...

HarveyJ · 02-23-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by riezioVL

how can this be? the net has billions of users..and monopoly?

The net have billions of users but that doesn't prevent monopolization.
Google actually provides the search functionality, and advertising service, for a lot of other players.
i.e. Baidu, China's major search portal, now runs it searches through Google, and merely applies the same Chinese government filtering that Google did. So effectively Baidu is Google... just more Chineseier.l
Same with ads. Most ads services you see out there merely rebroker through Google, either to the client or to the customer. A lot of parking services were already using Google's feed.
Anytime a potential competitor pops up, they buy them if they're small enough, broker if they're large enough, or pretend they don't exist if they're anti-Google enough.

RDion12 · 03-07-2009, 01:20 PM

billions of users but only half will be online everyday

iomatrix · 03-07-2009, 03:17 PM

When your head gets as large as the big G and you are now responsible to a large portion of stock market investments, during a time when the economy is sensitive it's timely that the government would say something like this. Google corporately now has to think about what they are doing from a different angle, knowing they are going to be held responsible. Great psych move, I'd say go for it! Just make sure there is some teeth in the bark.

ecigarette · 03-07-2009, 04:22 PM

They're a monoply because they squash competitors like bugs. Heck, sometimes they squash they're own ad publishers like bugs.

Sohan · 03-09-2009, 01:28 AM

I hope this anti trust slaps them in the face silly. Their shit isn't on. Let them feel a fuckign slap.

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GoogleSearchSux Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Posts: 438 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Im with Rage9 on this one. The interwebs are far to confusing for government peeps to wrap their pee brains around to understand what Google is "really" up to. After all its a series of tubes isn't it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Null

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riezioVL Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 75 iTrader: 0 / 0%	how can this be? the net has billions of users..and monopoly? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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iomatrix Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 / 0%	When your head gets as large as the big G and you are now responsible to a large portion of stock market investments, during a time when the economy is sensitive it's timely that the government would say something like this. Google corporately now has to think about what they are doing from a different angle, knowing they are going to be held responsible. Great psych move, I'd say go for it! Just make sure there is some teeth in the bark. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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ecigarette Electronic Cigarette Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 / 0%	They're a monoply because they squash competitors like bugs. Heck, sometimes they squash they're own ad publishers like bugs. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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Sohan I'm a 'libtard' Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,657 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I hope this anti trust slaps them in the face silly. Their shit isn't on. Let them feel a fuckign slap. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ .

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