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Linked by Mohit Ranka on Thu 17th May 2007 15:07 UTC

A recent Google acquisition of DoubleClick for a whopping USD 3.1 billion has turned many heads. The recent past certainly does not fit into Google's traditional non-aggressive attitude towards acquisitions for monopoly in the market. DoubleClick Inc., a spearhead in ad-serving, is only one of many companies acquired by Google. A comprehensive list can be seen here. Beside Google's acquisitions, this article will also explore some changes in Google's philosophy and potential threats to web community.

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RE: too late

by renhoek on Thu 17th May 2007 16:48 UTC in reply to "too late"

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2007-04-29

if you don't want use googles evil engine you can always use www.live.com

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RE[2]: too late

by stestagg on Fri 18th May 2007 11:42 in reply to "RE: too late"

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2006-06-03

However evil Google is (or isn't), It is better to have the diversity/competition of 2 evil companies, rather than just Microsoft(owns live.com) being one arch-evil company.

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