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Google Calls For More Limits On Microsoft
teh_commodore writes "Scientific American is reporting that Google is now asking a Federal judge to extend the government's anti-trust oversight of Microsoft, specifically with regard to desktop search software. Microsoft had already agreed to modify Vista to allow rival desktop search engines, but Google says that this remedy will come too late — specifically, after (most of) the anti-trust agreement expires in November. What makes this political maneuver interesting is that Google went over the heads of the Department of Justice and US state regulators, who had found Microsoft's compromise acceptable, to appeal directly to the Federal judge overseeing the anti-trust settlement." Update: 06/26 17:20 GMT by KD : The judge is unwilling to play along with Google; she said she will likely defer to an agreement on desktop search forged between Microsoft and the plaintiffs in the case: i.e. Justice and the states.
What makes this political maneuver interesting is that Google went over the heads of the Department of Justice
You are aware of who the head of the department of justice is, right? It would be more interesting if they actually went to the head of the dept. of justice expecting a competent handling of their position.
there's always a chance that they'll put each other out of business and thus save the world. Maybe.
Thats like hoping God will include Christians of *all* denominations (Anglican, Catholic, 7th day adventists, Jehovas witnesses et.al.) as well as Mormons, Jews, Muslims and Scientologists[1] in the Rapture.
Sure, it would be *nice* of Him...
1. Ok so Scientologists aren't exactly monotheists but it would still be cool if they could all be taken away as well.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
The government is whoever we elect it to be (except when the supreme court decides or someone just steals it). So I guess if we don't care enough to keep the idiots from electing people who don't have our best interests at heart that's the kind of government we get. And I'd say deserve.
But the government doesn't have to be a bunch of assholes like bush and his gang. But you seem to be one of the idiots who has drunk the koolaid, so it probably doesn't do any good to tell you that.
The Farewell Tour II
This is a ridiculous statement, simpley for the fact that Microsoft and Yahoo do exactly the same thing as Google. So how could Google be more "evil" than either of those companies? How can it be more "evil" that Microsoft who does all this, keeps track of way more email and users personal details than Google can - every Windows computer has to be registered with Microsoft, more people use Hotmail and Microsoft Outlook and Exchange for managing their email.
You are clearly an idiot, the new breed of anti-google slashdoters.