Jeff Atwood wondering why Google’s monopoly isn’t treated with the same contempt as Microsoft’s:
I’m a little surprised all the people who were so up in arms about the Microsoft “monopoly” ten years ago aren’t out in the streets today lighting torches and sharpening their pitchforks to go after Google. Does the fact that Google’s products are mostly free and ad-supported somehow exempt it from the same scrutiny? Isn’t anyone else concerned that Google, even with the best of “don’t be evil” intentions, has become more master than servant?
I don’t know, maybe because Google aren’t actively pursuing anticompetitive behaviour. Google isn’t popular because they lock people in, they’re on top because they’re better.
