[ NNSquad ] FTC rules Google did not violate law with their search practices

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

FTC rules Google did not violate law with their search practices

http://j.mp/Vz5aid  (FTC)

    "However, regarding the specific allegations that the company
     biased its search results to hurt competition, the evidence
     collected to date did not justify legal action by the
     Commission," said Beth Wilkinson, outside counsel to the
     Commission. "Undoubtedly, Google took aggressive actions to gain
     advantage over rival search providers.  However, the FTC's
     mission is to protect competition, and not individual
     competitors. The evidence did not demonstrate that Google's
     actions in this area stifled competition in violation of U.S.
     law."

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Excellent and as predicted. 

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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