Sunday, May 23, 2010

Google's biggest threat?

Here's an interesting article about arguable the largest obstacle Google now faces: Government.

"Can monopolies exist online, when competition is only a click away? What constitutes anti-competitive behavior in the complex networked economy, where the very size of big companies allows them to operate more efficiently, and thus grow even bigger? Are consumers harmed if various services are bundled together, but everything is free?

"Alan Davidson, head of United States public policy at Google: 'We know we have a giant bull’s-eye on our backs.'"

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/technology/23goog.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=al

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