To me a lot that's bad with Google's politics is epitomised by the move from "don't be evil" to "do the right thing". The first was a neutral stance: just absta

To me a lot that's bad with Google's politics is epitomised by the move from "don't be evil" to "do the right thing". The first was a neutral stance: just abstain from behaving so as to cause harm; the second is an active position, where the company is encouraged to act in pursuit of whatever it thinks might be good. Thus mixing its role of technological medium with that of publisher and of political advocate.