Comments on: Google Faces FTC Investigation, Did Microsoft Shoot Itself in the Foot? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: This Week In SEO - 6/1/07 - TheVanBlog http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html/comment-page-1#comment-27200 This Week In SEO - 6/1/07 - TheVanBlog Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:16:47 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html#comment-27200 [...] Google Faces FTC Investigation, Did Microsoft Shoot Itself in the Foot? [...] [...] Google Faces FTC Investigation, Did Microsoft Shoot Itself in the Foot? [...]

]]> By: Erik http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html/comment-page-1#comment-26947 Erik Tue, 29 May 2007 17:26:19 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html#comment-26947 I don't know much about anit-trust laws, but if this hits the news enough times, the tech world will begin to look at Google in a new light. (I think most are already getting a little soured on the giant.) It'll be interesting to see where this goes. I don’t know much about anit-trust laws, but if this hits the news enough times, the tech world will begin to look at Google in a new light. (I think most are already getting a little soured on the giant.)

It’ll be interesting to see where this goes.

]]> By: Big Brother Watching Big Brother: FTC Begins Investigation of Google http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html/comment-page-1#comment-26945 Big Brother Watching Big Brother: FTC Begins Investigation of Google Tue, 29 May 2007 17:06:41 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html#comment-26945 [...] Microsoft - who was one of the company’s pushing for the FTC investigation - made an even bigger purchase of aQunative for $6 billion. So if the FTC is going to investigate Google’s $3 billion purchase… will it also investigate Microsoft’s purchase? Did, as Andy Beal asks, Microsoft shoot itself in the foot? [...] [...] Microsoft – who was one of the company’s pushing for the FTC investigation – made an even bigger purchase of aQunative for $6 billion. So if the FTC is going to investigate Google’s $3 billion purchase… will it also investigate Microsoft’s purchase? Did, as Andy Beal asks, Microsoft shoot itself in the foot? [...]

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html/comment-page-1#comment-26942 Andy Beal Tue, 29 May 2007 16:01:05 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html#comment-26942 I'm pretty sure it will go thru. I do wonder if the FTC will care about the conflict of interest that comes from owning an SEM firm. I’m pretty sure it will go thru. I do wonder if the FTC will care about the conflict of interest that comes from owning an SEM firm.

]]> By: SEOrefugee http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html/comment-page-1#comment-26933 SEOrefugee Tue, 29 May 2007 15:38:20 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/google-faces-ftc-investigation-did-microsoft-shoot-itself-in-the-foot.html#comment-26933 What are the odds that anything comes out of this investigation? I mean seriously do we think the FCC will stop the purchase? Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me that Google has gone from darling to juggernaut that no one will touch mighty quickly and the longer the government delays, the less likely it seems that they will do anything about the giant G. What are the odds that anything comes out of this investigation? I mean seriously do we think the FCC will stop the purchase?

Maybe I’m wrong but it seems to me that Google has gone from darling to juggernaut that no one will touch mighty quickly and the longer the government delays, the less likely it seems that they will do anything about the giant G.

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