Behind Nearly Every Google Complaint? A Lobbyist And A Flailing Competitor
from the funny-how-the-system-works dept
Plenty of folks have been sending in links to Wired's article on The Plot to Kill Google, which basically shows how both Microsoft and AT&T -- two companies scared to death by Google, are now working hard not to build better products to beat Google in the marketplace -- but on hiring better lobbyists and marketers to try to destroy public perception of Google. Of course, Google has been doing a bit of the same thing in reverse... pointing out that every bit of critical information just so happens to come from companies or individuals working for (or at least funded by) AT&T or Microsoft. The whole thing has turned into a huge public relations nightmare, with little focus on providing actual value. This is unfortunate. It may be naive in this day and age, but wouldn't it be nice if companies actually focused on creating value, rather than crafting PR schemes directed at politicians and bureaucrats to tear down their competitors?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: antitrust, competition, lobbying
Companies: at&t, google, microsoft
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Agreed
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Inevitable?
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SOP for MSFT
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Re: SOP for MSFT
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Re: Re: SOP for MSFT
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What is Flalling
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Alternatives?
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A bit disingenuous
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Re: A bit disingenuous
For example .... ?????
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This is exactly what happened to Microsoft, so google can only play the victim so much.
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Not the full story
From the face of the article, it looks like the advertisers have valid monopoly concerns... not sure why those are less valid just because lobbyists were involved... especially since lobbyists are involved in both sides of almost any action in Washington. These concerns only become more valid as more content comes through the internet.
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"...But competitors and major advertisers think it's plotting world domination."
There is something wrong with that? Do you pay a penny to Google right now? How are they monopolizing?
Google.com is free...
Chrome is free...
A multitude of other products are free...
What is it in our daily lives that Google has in its hands or wants to have in its hands that would make us pay them money to survive? NOTHING!
I say let the other companies cower in fear.
Google for World Domination! (The good kind)
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behind every complaint
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