February 19th, 2009
Will Google be targeted by new Attorney General for Antitrust?
In an interview with Christine Varney, a newly nominated Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust by the Obama administration, she said that Google is a monopoly and should be investigated. If her nomination succeeds, we could see her going after the search giant in short order.
“[Google] has acquired a monopoly in internet online advertising”
“[Google is] quickly gathering market power in what I would call an online computing environment in the clouds,” she added.
“When all our enterprises move to computing in the clouds and there is a single firm that is offering a comprehensive solution, you’re going to see the repeat of Microsoft.”
It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds — I’m thinking that Google’s extreme consciousness of potential antitrust issues, and their ability and willingness to make changes quickly will save them from trouble. What do you think?
Garett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry.
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