The thing i don't like about articles like this, is that there seems to be a cadre of haters out there explicitly bent on tearing Google down unjustly. There a

The thing i don't like about articles like this, is that there seems to be a cadre of haters out there explicitly bent on tearing Google down unjustly. There are things that i criticize Google upon (the capriciousness of algorithmically generated decisions, say on flagging Google Checkout accounts), but the stuff that articles like this point out are intentionally bad indicators. The fact that you are being sued, does not indicate that you are a monopoly. It means that someone has enough political cover for the government to go after you. Both Microsoft and Google are large tech companies, and the fact that their battles are being borne out in government is not a surprise. It also does not mean that Google is guilty of bad, abusive, or monopolistic behavior. If someone were to invent a better ad system, and/or a better search engine... i don't see Google going out and trying to stomp on the competition.