Google continued to lay the groundwork Wednesday for an antitrust defense in the event that the federal government decides to take a formal look at its core business.U.S. regulators have been scrutinized parts of the company in recent months, probing topics such as Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s role on Apple’s board of directors and Google’s proposed settlement with book publishers on Google Books. In that vein, the company one month ago kicked off an effort to burnish its image, calling on the press, members of Congress, ad agencies, and publishers to convince them that when it comes to its overall business, Google is a not a threat.
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Google Inc. doesn’t believe it needs to change its ways despite three separate U.S. government inquiries into whether some of the Internet search leader’s actions are thwarting competition.”There is no reason to be upset or surprised with the scrutiny,” Dana Wagner, Google’s competition counsel, told reporters Wednesday. “It comes with the territory.”
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