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I don't disagree with what Google did at all, and I don't agree with what Rap Genius did. What I'm saying is that when there isn't a lot of competition in the
by bluthru 13y ago
I don't disagree with what Google did at all, and I don't agree with what Rap Genius did.
What I'm saying is that when there isn't a lot of competition in the search space, businesses will use underhanded tactics to game a certain search engine. Having so much depend on a single entity is antithetical to the web and good, competitive business practices.
- adharmad 13y agoGoogle's response does seem a bit heavy-handed. Under less public circumstances, maybe a strong warning would have sufficed. However, the public nature in which RG got caught forced their hand. Google could not afford to be seen as condoning such an obvious transgression of their rules with a slap on the wrist.
- dandelany 13y agoAgain you miss the point, which is not to debate about the correctness of Google's decision, but the fact that one search engine can make the entire difference between a company being successful and not. This lack of competition is surely a bad thing, even if the decision to penalize RG specifically was a good decision.