Comments on: Why Google is Just One Deal Away from Being Labeled a Monopoly

By: JT

JT — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:17:51 +0000

Even though Google is the biggest search engine now, but someday someone will come up with better search engine algorithm...just wait and see. JT's last blog post..Zen and PPC campaigns

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:11:00 +0000

I personally already view Google as something of a monopoly.. this could be because in South Africa no one uses any services other than Googles… Their “competitors” might as well not even exist fro mthe viewpoint of everyone here..

By: Jason Kuiper

Jason Kuiper — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:49:45 +0000

There are a lot of companies that are one merger away from a monopoly! The economy is forcing deals that never typically would have happened.

By: Super Affiliate Traffic

Super Affiliate Traffic — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:55:50 +0000

I agree with Diamonds. And, I think it is quite scary too. Since Google has this position they pretty much can do whatever they like. Just recently I read about a blogger who got his Adsense account suspended due to a behavior which Google called dangerous for its advertisers. This guy claims he did nothing wrong, yet his account was closed, his money lost and Google never even bothered telling him what exactly was the matter. They told him they had to refund the PPC users (which I HIGHLY doubt they ever did). Now, ok, we know Google has its rules and if you do not like them, you should not sign up. But, since they have this position, a lot of people DO sign up and can be used OR abused at will by Google. Super Affiliate Traffic's last blog post..Super Affiliate Traffic by Erick Rockefeller and Howie Schwartz

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By: Diamonds

Diamonds — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:31:56 +0000

They are already monopolizing the the internet, 70% of what you see on the internet has got something to do with Google. Diamonds's last blog post..The Romantic History of Diamonds

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By: George Nobles

George Nobles — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:03:01 +0000

Google everyday achiveing something new. This is the part of it.

By: Matt Helphrey

Matt Helphrey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:20:38 +0000

They definitely have the money and could almost be considered a monopoly now. Lets hope the competition holds up and keeps prices down. Matt Helphrey's last blog post..A Little Article Marketing Research

By: PS3

PS3 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:01:58 +0000

LOL @ ken, a classic game of our childhoods!

Waht exactly constitues a monopoly, who sets the parameters?

By: iphone

iphone — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:11:04 +0000

Not surprising really, I’m sure they would have gone ahead with it too

By: Ken @ Money From Home Blog

Ken @ Money From Home Blog — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:07:34 +0000

Very interesting. At least they get to pass go and collect $200 : ) I wonder how this will effect their growth and how they do business or expand in the future knowing that they are on the verge of becoming a “Monopoly”.

By: Hershel Miller

Hershel Miller — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:03:34 +0000

Perhaps Google actually needs Microsoft to step up their game in order to weather the storm…

You know this kind of reminds me of the ancient Eastern strategy game of Go. Chris Smith can add more perspective to it, but basically in order to win the game each player carves out slices of territory. Where this differs from most Western games is that the players know from the beginning that at the end of the game each one of them will have their own pieces of territory. It’s not a winner take all situation with mass domination, i.e. a monopoly. Sometimes one sacrifices territory in order to extend their game into another location.

I can’t wait to see how this plays out.