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Re:Google Search Now Includes Etymology by gibwell on Monday November 04, 2013 @10:16AM (#6668950)
There are many googlers who sincerely support free software, but Google the company is a business that has no particular interest in preserving other businesses or even business models.

Why would anyone expect Google not to eliminate its competitors?

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Re:Google Search Now Includes Etymology by vermillion on Monday November 04, 2013 @10:34AM (#6669101)
You're attacking a straw man.

I don't object to Google fighting its competitors, but it must play by the rules. Google is not a country, but part of society and this imposes certain obligations.

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Re:Google Search Now Includes Etymology by icebraining on Monday November 04, 2013 @11:02AM (#6669286)
And what rule is Google violating?
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Re:Google Search Now Includes Etymology by vermillion on Monday November 04, 2013 @11:11AM (#6669340)
A very quick search turns up this: "Google faces antitrust probes in India, Europe, 3 other jurisdictions" "Google Inc faces anti-trust probes in India, Europe" [...]
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Re:Google Search Now Includes Etymology by icebraining on Monday November 04, 2013 @01:16PM (#6670142)
And how many of those have been initiated because Google was adding these gadgets to Search?
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