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To: Sherman Logan
I disagree. Goolge is partially playing a monopoly, and other search engines are behind giving users very few options for an effective search. There are also firms locked out from Google’s results leading to law suits. This is stalinism, and Internet terrorism. Search engine is a public utility that has too much influence that could challenge the right to know. This is the case for China, and Google is helping China with this. There are certain types of firms that are protected from hijacking via stock market from foreign firms with political motivations and country in the back. Media is one of it, and a Chinese firm was forbidden from purchasing an US oil firm years ago. There are certain types of organization that are too delicate with political influence that could not be tolerated in the wrong hands. Internet is a public utility as well. Google is challenging rights to know, and is a threat to stability of democracy. We should not promote anarchism within capitalism, mistake capitalism with anarchism, nor shall we allow Internet terrorism by Google. There are just some times that we need regulations to protect democracy.
6 posted on 11/07/2007 3:35:21 AM PST by Wiz
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To: Wiz

A monopoly cannot exist for very long in a free market without government enforcement of it. Either Google will keep most of its customers very happy, the only way it can keep them, or it will lose them to competitors.

It seems you are in favor of the free market except when you don’t like the results.


8 posted on 11/07/2007 5:06:28 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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