> holding Google to a standard not applied to others When Microsoft was deemed "evil" under Balmer, Google acted like it was a "cool startup which didn't do ev

> holding Google to a standard not applied to others When Microsoft was deemed "evil" under Balmer, Google acted like it was a "cool startup which didn't do evil" and used that positive PR to grow as they were seen more "ethical" than the competition. That's why they are held to higher standards today. Microsoft for instance never claimed they had any sort of moral compass other than the morals of making money.