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- Betrayer, on 01/01/2008, -1/+140What if GOOGLE broke up the GOVERNMENT, would be a more interesting story
- thrilladdict, on 01/01/2008, -8/+72Government touches google = we revolt... this is sacred ground people!
- TheBSG, on 01/01/2008, -3/+25Google is the last company that needs breaking up. If we're talking companies to break up, let's discuss Disney, National Amusements, Time Warner, Viacom, News Corp, Bertelsmann AG, Sony, General Electric, Vivendi SA and Lagardère Group.
- Firehed, on 01/01/2008, -0/+19Yeah right. Geeks revolt and get arrested with terrorism charges. Everyone else is too lazy because, wait -- *****! American Idol is on! BRB!
- veilrap, on 01/01/2008, -0/+17Dugg the article for your comment.
- drewrussell2011, on 01/01/2008, -3/+19"Search Engine Reform Act of 2009 (SERA)"
After the RIAA breaks up, this is probably where they are headed. - whyufail, on 01/01/2008, -3/+19If they touch google they better damn well get off their ass and stop extending anti-trust proceedings against microsoft for years.
- adml_shake, on 01/01/2008, -1/+13They'd let them reform a little ways down the road. Just like AT&T.
- smacksaw, on 01/01/2008, -0/+8Yeah, LOL...not really.
1st, the innovator doesn't get rich and grow to compete. 2nd, see: US Auto Industry and gasoline companies. How many technologies have they purchased to repress?
All of talk about a free market - a free market isn't unregulated chaos, a free market is freedom. You don't have a free market if people with power are lessening freedom. A free market is when you and I open up competing fruit stands and compete on price. A free market is not when Monsanto licences the seeds to us at a set price and then buys the farm next door and captures all of the pollenating insects. Crap like that. I think a lot of people miss the "spirit" of competition in a free market. The idea is to play fair and win, not win at all costs and cheat and manipulate to do so. - inactive, on 01/01/2008, -3/+10You forgot Microsoft.
- reeder, on 01/01/2008, -2/+8No way that Google can get broken up while Standard Oil, I mean ExxonMobil, is left whole.
Happy New Years everyone! - ZenMojo, on 01/01/2008, -2/+7See: Microsoft.
- Rtsight, on 01/01/2008, -1/+6too much trust on the government? that ideal world doesn't exist. it's similar to saying, "if you don't 'steal' you won't get sued by the RIAA" erhhh..yike...
- Twisty, on 01/01/2008, -0/+5Yoda?!?
- obxjdt, on 01/01/2008, -1/+5"One thing my mother always told me was that the only true monopoly is a government controlled one"
She was right! Try competing with the U.S. Postal service. Sure, you can compete as a parcel service, but not as just a letter currier. Don't believe me? Just try and start the "Pony Express 2" and see how fast you get shut down. That's just one example, I could go on and on about this....Public school is another one......
Your Mother sounds like a smart woman! - veilrap, on 01/01/2008, -1/+5The phone companies are a perfect example of ***** government protected monopolies.
- darkecho, on 01/01/2008, -2/+6It would end up being like AT&T .. Split it up into a few companies and then they eventually merge back together.
- Strawgate, on 01/01/2008, -3/+6The problem with monopolies is they can take loses in certain areas to gain market share, and their large cash base can let them do that for years, while startups cant do that because of their lack of a cash base.
- edgedmurasame, on 01/01/2008, -1/+4Google's practices related to China, their own certain hostility to investors, and the general practice of arrogance inherited from Stanford University in their course of business do factor in there.
- stephant, on 01/01/2008, -3/+6If they break up Google after they declined to break up MS I'll be pretty shocked. In fact, at that point, I'll just assume that all government is pure evil.
- diagonalfish, on 01/01/2008, -1/+4In Soviet America, Google breaks up YOUR GOVERNMENT...?
Sorry, doesn't work. :( - GreyICE, on 01/01/2008, -0/+3Monopolies, even natural monopolies, are still bad. Monopolies produce to maximize profit, rather than to fit the supply/demand curve. That means their products tend to be expensive and less available than they otherwise would be (see: Microsoft).
- melonhedd, on 01/01/2008, -1/+3Google only has one service, and it is advertising. Advertisers most certainly do pay Google for that service.
- jmkiii, on 01/01/2008, -3/+5Are you the offspring of Ma Bell? Did you get the ill communication as well?
- zbeast, on 01/01/2008, -9/+11Why do people want to hassle Google... You don't pay for Google's services you get them for free!
Oh, no, goggles too big.. I feel oppressed because I'm getting high quality products for free, they should be ashamed of themselves. The only people who are getting harmed by google is spammers and spy-ware developers.
Oh please Google don't force me to use your free services... your destroying my freedom of choice. - smacksaw, on 01/01/2008, -0/+2Dude you got it all wrong. He's a shill for InterActive.
"I was on Ask.com the other day looking for great bargains from HSN. I had just updated my Zwinky and was looking at CitySearch to find the concert hall where I would redeem the tickets I got for a great value from Ticketmaster. I met my date from Match.com and commented on her shirt from Busted Tees and she told me how much she liked my video from College Humor.com."
Shill. - Llanowar, on 01/01/2008, -0/+2I never had issues with Digg's ads. I never cared to block their ads while they were from Google. Not intrusive.
However, when they went over to MS I eventually started blocking them. I don't want ANY flashing ads. Ads should not move, it should be text or a still image, not an annoying gif or flash ad.
They really screwed themselves here. - SLuM, on 01/01/2008, -0/+2I agree with the government if only they break up the oil tycoons as well.
- Elranzer, on 01/01/2008, -0/+2Electronic Arts?
- Julz, on 01/01/2008, -1/+3wow your mum's smart, the only thing my mum told me was to eat my greens....
- Bamborzled, on 01/01/2008, -2/+4Maybe you missed the part that it was hypothetical.
- pasher1221, on 01/01/2008, -0/+2Velro, Shell, Exxon, BP are all competing with each other. Why do we need to break them up? DON'T you get it? If the company already has competition then other only thing breaking up a company will do is make it less efficient and drive more cost to their customers.
- TheBSG, on 01/04/2008, -0/+2A moron doesn't know what an oligopoly is.
- Myztry, on 01/01/2008, -1/+3I use adblock while browsing Digg. Every now and then I whitelist the ads because I appreciate the revenue aspect. But as soon as I see the "10,000th visitor" scam, I reblock the adds. It is stupid of Digg to 1. Allow such ads to appear on their page, and 2. Use an evil provider (msn) that allows those adds into the pool.
- Llanowar, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1In the future Google will BE the government.
- GeorgeClayton, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1The only problem with that is the biggest ones are in other countries.
- inactive, on 01/01/2008, -1/+2What if Google broke up The Government?
RON PAUL 2008!!!111!!! - exomni, on 01/01/2008, -3/+4I don't think that GOOGLE should be worried about the GOVERNMENT...
...now vice versa... - Chris4, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1Microsoft has a better chance of that, unfortunately.
- GeorgeClayton, on 01/01/2008, -1/+2Google is in no way a monopoly, sure they're damn good at what they do & very popular, however there are thousands of competitors, including hundreds of LARGE competitors.. A group of kids in a garage can make a damn search engine, code some advertisment software, or create an email client. There are million of competitors to google, including numerous big competitors. To my knowledge Google doesn't practice anti-competitive acts.
If anything, people need to talk a Microsoft, apple, or intel break up, however to be honest, I'm not sure that would do anyone any good anyway. - Azselendor, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1That would only be true if google became utterly incomprehensible to our minds in its processes and functions leaving us unable to navigate the bureaucracy that is google government.
O.O crap. - GeorgeClayton, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1And what are your thoughts?
- Myztry, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1It's not having ads that is the issue. It's having ads like "10,000th visitors". They are blatant lies. Obtaining money by deception is the intent, and that's actually illegal in Australia.
- obxjdt, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1You need to study history! I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around that comment! Ever hear of the Rockefeller's????
Wish I was still in the 7th grade.....Well, maybe not that young, 21-25 would be nice to revisit.... - obxjdt, on 01/01/2008, -1/+2Either digg has ads, or you pay for the site. It ain't free. Pay up or shut up....
Kudos to you for clicking on the ads!!!!!! - dn11, on 01/01/2008, -1/+2why would the government want to break up google? google is going to be the ultimate data mine for the governments future surveillance of it's own citizens and the rest of the world. the real question - how long before google merges with the government (and will we even know)?
- pasher1221, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1Should they leave Verizon/MCI, Time Warner & Comcast together. Oh wait .... aren't they competing with AT&T?
Why do you want to break up AT&T? Is your phone, Internet, cable and wireless too cheep? - catalysis, on 01/01/2008, -2/+3I would rather the US not be ruled by a corporation, regardless of how benevolent you may believe they are.
- inactive, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1Google has many services. And a few revenue channels. Not just advertising.
- MasterMirza, on 01/01/2008, -1/+2I thought Google was the government.
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