Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he expects more regulatory scrutiny from around the world and the company is paying more attention to the way it approaches certain business issues as a result of the attention.But Schmidt told reporters it had not crossed his mind to recuse himself from the board of Apple Inc, even as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission looks into whether the ties between the two companies violate antitrust laws.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-39488420090508Google’s Washington Influence Grows
Google is rising fast. It has a near-monopoly on Internet searches, holds a commanding share of the growing online advertising market, and is expanding into myriad online services now dominated by its politically wired corporate rivals. That trajectory matches Microsoft’s, but with a major difference. Microsoft spurned Washington and was subsequently humbled by a 1998 antitrust lawsuit backed by its rivals. Google has carefully cultivated friends and political clout in Washington, particularly on the Democratic side of the aisle, to help it withstand the inevitable pushback from aggrieved competitors.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/googles-washington-influence-g.phpGoogle prime target for regulators [AFP]
Google’s unabashed success as an Internet search and advertising juggernaut has placed it in the crosshairs of regulators worried the firm will trample free market competition.”As Google has grown, the company has naturally faced more scrutiny,” Google senior manager of global communications and public affairs Adam Kovacevich said Friday in an official blog post.
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