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[Graybeard]

Google's mobile web dominance raises competition eyebrows

QUOTE >>>
"We are moving from a world where you can put anything on your website to one where you can't because Google says so" -- Joshua Benton, Nieman Journalism Lab <<<

Interesting article

***added Feds taking second look at Google search: sources

 

[azgold]

“Publishers are shifting their allegiances toward Google,” said John Saroff, chief executive of ChartBeat,

I was a little surprised by that /\ /\. I'd have thought other people besides me (and you) would've tired of it by now.

“They say it makes the web faster, but all it does is lures developers into Google’s web,” said Hans de Zwart, director at Bits of Freedom,

/\ /\ That does not surprise me.

It'll be interesting to see if they get slapped with another anti-trust fine.

When you launching your new search engine?

 

[Graybeard]

Feds taking second look at Google search: sources

Google translate is inadmissible evidence in court

In Google we trust -- not!

 

[azgold]

Feds taking second look at Google search: sources

I did look at that, saw the date (2016), so wasn't sure there was anything new. They lobby heavily and I think I've heard that they've met with the WH in the past. Ergo, what are the odds that the FTC will take any serious action?

If nothing else, I expect the government would be extremely interested in G's robotics(think warfare). Could be leverage.

Aren't we skeptics!