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Google "Fighting for its survival.."
« on: September 21, 2011, 05:13:09 PM »
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google booked record sales and earnings in the first half of this year, made a series of splashy acquisitions, and is on a hiring spree.

But in the eyes of Google chairman Eric Schmidt, the company is fighting for its survival.

That's the story Schmidt plans to spin Wednesday afternoon in the testimony he will deliver to a Senate panel looking into Google's growing dominance.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/21/technology/google_antitrust/index.htm


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Re: Google "Fighting for its survival.."
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2011, 07:35:36 PM »

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Re: Google "Fighting for its survival.."
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2011, 08:51:49 AM »
"But in the eyes of Google chairman Eric Schmidt, the company is fighting for its survival."

Yep, they've finally been noticed to be the fat arrogant monopoly that they are, and trying to defend against it.

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Re: Google "Fighting for its survival.."
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2011, 09:54:13 AM »
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Mr Schmidt told the senators: "Google does nothing to block access to any of the competitors and other sources of information."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15014077

That would seem to stretch the truth considering they apply penalties both automatically and by hand. And of course organic listings are continually being pushed further off the screen.


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Re: Google "Fighting for its survival.."
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2011, 05:19:16 PM »
>fat arrogant monopoly

When MS's the underdog....

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Re: Google "Fighting for its survival.."
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2011, 05:32:38 PM »
>pushed off the page

Dear Congress,

You-don't-know-jack about search.  Please contact th3core and let us contact experts in the field who could provide you with realistic assessments of how the serps have ever-so-slowly been morphed to Google's advantage.

Regards,

RC


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Also, we'll need to know the details of your witness protection program.