Notice that Obama that in contrast to his treatment of Google, Obama has pursued a heavy, interventionist policy in almost every other industry sector.
This looks like Google has bought special favors to the disadvantage of competitors: high-tech crony capitalism.
This is fron 2007:
http://www.fastcompany.com/60067/al-gores-100-million-makeover
Since his nonelection, Gore has become a millionaire many times over, bringing him, in financial terms, shoulder to shoulder with the C-suite denizens he used to hit up for campaign cash. In addition to the steady flow of six-figure speaking gigs, he has become an insider at two of the hottest companies on the planet: at Google, where he signed on as an adviser in 2001, pre-IPO (and received stock options now reportedly worth north of $30 million), and at Apple, where he joined the board in 2003 (and got stock options now valued at about $6 million). He enjoyed a big payday as vice chairman of an investment firm in L.A., and, more recently, started a cable-television company and an asset-management firm, both of which are becoming quiet forces in their fields.