| Lobbying pays off Google Spent $14.3 Million on U.S. Lobbying in 2012
Google's Political Action Committee
»www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.···cle=2012
Whether you feel it's biased or just part of doing business, it seems their money was well spent.
Now they just have to figure out how to write down their Motorola Mobility acquisition. |
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 skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
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kudos:2 | Don't understand the newspaper's take Google news simply gives a snippet (if that, sometimes it is merely a headline) but then the link drives traffic to the newspaper, I assume for free. Why would the newspapers bitch about a free traffic driver like Google news? |
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| "Opt out"... robots.txt wasn't good enough? |
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WhatNowPremium
join:2009-05-06
Charlotte, NC | Everybody does it Microsoft was one of the parties yelling the loudest but they were doing the same thing with their search. Google does well because Google does a great job. They may be starting to goof up by personalizing their search. Two people can search exactly the same and get a different list of results. I am noticing I don't like results I get now as much as I did in the past. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to skeechan
Re: Don't understand the newspaper's take Exactly I wouldn't know most of these papers/websites existed if not for Google they should be grateful. |
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 trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2
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| Acted anti-competitively? In mobile? Acted anti-competitively? In mobile?
Who the hell paid off the FTC to rule on that case? Apple? Because if there is any company in existence that is acting anti-competitively in the mobile space it's APPLE!!!!
Is Google suing companies over icons on a screen? Is Google suing over rounded corners? Is Google suing everything that moves?
NO!!!! However, APPLE IS!!!! If anything, Apple should be investigated and brought up on anti-trust violations!
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 DavidNow accepting new patientsPremium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
kudos:78 | Assuming cleland is partially correct I wouldn't mind knowing the answers to the section 5 violations. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | Google has been hit from all sides ... it's only logical and expected that they will move from defense to offense.
Only patent reform can stop a lot of this BS. |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to skeechan
Re: Don't understand the newspaper's take Old school, don't understand the new media, are dying and will be dead soon. |
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| How Google beat the feds How Google beat the feds
»www.politico.com/story/2013/01/h···ml?hp=t1
"Instead of ignoring Washington — as rival Microsoft did before its costly monopolization trial in the 1990s — Google spent about $25 million in lobbying, cozied up to the Obama administration and hired influential Republicans and former regulators. It even consulted with the late Robert Bork and The Heritage Foundation, while meeting with senators like John Kerry to make its case. In other words, these traditional outsiders worked the system from the inside." |
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 Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | reply to trparky
Re: Acted anti-competitively? In mobile? You want to know why? It's because Apple has everyone in their pocket. The "iPod, iPad, and iPhone" are gifts from the mighty god, Jobs.
Apple knows this. Most companies use their products in several sectors. Apple knows that if people suddenly retaliated against them, they'd stop all of their devices from working.. which they can.
Why? It's because they have all the Apple iSheep by the balls. They must obey Apple at all costs to keep their iDevice working, or have to open up their minds to something better and have to wean themselves off of the Apple teat.
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trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2 | I say go ahead! About time people learn the tough reality that which is Apple. |
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trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Time Warner Cable
| People see Apple as this great company that innovates. Well, I have news for these people. Apple doesn't innovate nor is it a great company.
They are nothing but a company that steals from other companies, files patents, and then sues everything that moves. Oh, and a company that doesn't at all want you to own the product you paid money for.
When you buy an Apple product, you don't own it, Apple only lets you use the product. It's not yours, you only rent it.
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Boycott AT&T uVerse! | Tom's Android Blog | AOKP (The Android Open Kang Project) |
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| Breaking News!!! BREAKING NEWS!!! utorrent trying to acquire Tixati for millions. OMG |
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| Patents are anti-competitive No $h!t FTC. The intent of patent law is anti-competitive. |
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Re: Everybody does it said by WhatNow:Microsoft was one of the parties yelling the loudest but they were doing the same thing with their search. Google does well because Google does a great job. They may be starting to goof up by personalizing their search. Two people can search exactly the same and get a different list of results. I am noticing I don't like results I get now as much as I did in the past.
Hey!
You're beginning to catch on!! Google IS NOT the greatest thing since the invention of the wheel. Never has been, never will be!!
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Re: Acted anti-competitively? In mobile? Google will be broken up way before Apple |
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