>>Google’s ties to the Obama administration were deep.
>Which raises deep suspicions about the political motivations of this "investigation".
So, if a company was in bed with politician X, and get investigated under a future (opposition) politician Y, it's the ...political motivations of the investigation that you're concerned about?
That sounds totally backwards...
>Anti-trust is about companies using their market power to exclude rivals, raise prices, and hurt consumers. It's not about consumers overwhelmingly choosing a product because they like it more.
Well, Google uses its power over search results to do all of the above.
>Which raises deep suspicions about the political motivations of this "investigation".
So, if a company was in bed with politician X, and get investigated under a future (opposition) politician Y, it's the ...political motivations of the investigation that you're concerned about?
That sounds totally backwards...
>Anti-trust is about companies using their market power to exclude rivals, raise prices, and hurt consumers. It's not about consumers overwhelmingly choosing a product because they like it more.
Well, Google uses its power over search results to do all of the above.