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Google’s Motorola Deal OK’d, But Regulators Vow to Monitor Patents
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have cleared Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, but are vowing to keep a close eye on the Internet giant’s behavior after the deal goes through.
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FTC Will Probe Google’s Search Update
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
13. January 2012
Google’s latest change to its search engine, dubbed “Search plus Your World” apparently has drawn the scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission because of antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg News.
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Senators Call for Google Antitrust Probe
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
19. December 2011
The top Senators on the Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee are expressing concern to the Federal Trade Commission over Google’s business practices and the Internet giant’s impact on competition in Internet search and commerce.
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You can read ‘CQ Researcher’ in-depth report on Google’s dominance
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
23. November 2011
The Prestigious CQ Researcher has recently tackled the issue of Google’s dominance, asking the question: “Is the online-search giant too powerful?” See below for information about how you can read the entire online version of this important study. In a half-page opinion piece in the 24-page report, I square off with Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt […]
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Is Google following Microsoft’s evil path?
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
27. October 2011
Has Google taken a page from Microsoft’s evil history and started using the same anticompetitive tactics that landed the Redmond, WA., software company in antitrust trouble in the U.S. and Europe? A exclusive report in The New York Post says that’s exactly what the Federal Trade Commission is considering in its major antitrust investigation of the Internet giant.
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Google’s Monopoly Power Raises More Concerns
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
9. September 2011
More examples of Google’s powerful grip on the Internet surfaced this week and its acquisition of the venerable restaurant reviewer, Zagat, raised new concern about how the Internet giant will use its monopoly power in the future. Being a monopoly is not in itself illegal. If you developed the position naturally without breaking any laws, […]
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FTC targets Google for antitrust probe
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
23. June 2011
Since April when Bloomberg News reported that the Federal Trade Commission was contemplating a full-blown antitrust investigation of Google, people who follow the Internet giant have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. It did on Thursday with the report in the Wall Street Journal that the five-member Commission is about to serve Google with civil subpoenas — known as Civil Investigative Demands — about its business practices.
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New book explains why you can’t trust Google
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
8. May 2011
Nobody can doubt the pervasive influence Google has in our daily lives. For most people the Internet giant has become the primary gateway to the Web. No doubt many of its services are useful, but what is the real impact of a company whose audacious mission is ” to organize the world‘s information and make it universally accessible and useful?” Scott Cleland has been doing some serious thinking about Google. His book, “Search & Destroy: Why You Can’t Trust Google Inc,” is the result.
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Google Faces Legal Woes Worldwide
CONTACT: John M. Simpson
14. January 2011
It’s been a tough week for Google as it faced legal challenges from around the world, the most prominent being that Department of Justice antitrust staff is preparing for the possibility of a suit to block the Internet giant’s acquisition of ITA.
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NY Times Asks: Can Google Grow Without Becoming A Monopoly?
CONTACT: Jamie Court
22. December 2010
The New York Times editorial questioning Google’s purchase of online flight software company ITA raises questions that could well apply to any new business Google buys unless the Internet Goliath changes its business model.
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15. February 2012