Re: Monopolies and Mergers

Definately something that should be considered, as a company that already owns around 80% of the internet search advertising market should be limited in what they're allowed to purchase, even if they're supposedly in the mobile industry, not core internet. Everyone knows this is going to converge, the regulators should step in now before Google buys up all its potential competitors in any market to prevent competition.

Of course though, the companies slogan is Do No Evil, so how could anyone intervene with such a lovely friendly company.....

They are the next Microsoft, especially now as Microsoft seem to have reformed themselves from their monopolistic ways (licensing technology to direct competitors to promote their eco-systems etc).

Hmmm

I sense a monopoly on web advertising. Where are the EU when you need them?

@ Monopolies and Mergers

it will happen, one day in the distant future when Google tries to absorb the last advertising agency on earth into the collective a brave M&M comittee member will awaken and try to turn back the destruction Google has wrought on the advertising "industry"