Is Google A Monopoly Or Do People Just Prefer It?
The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece from Nextag CEO Jeffrey Katz, calling Google a monopoly and slamming the companys business practices. This is nothing new, of course. We see these types of complaints all the time, and various government bodies continue to give the company a hard look.
The European Commission has even given Google a July 2 deadline to come up with changes to its search results. A Google spokesperson told WebProNews, We continue to work cooperatively with the European Commission.
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Google, apparently recognizing the huge audience Katz piece was likely to find, decided to address the article in a blog post, and dispute six of the claims he made. Google SVP, Engineering, Amit Singhal took on the... [via WebProNews]
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