Google in the antitrust crosshairs of the DoJ.
No evidence any programmers are being stalked, yet.
When you get big, you get targeted. More or less. And with a dominant market share in search, it was only a matter of time a matter of a new pro-anti-trust administration before Google moved into the crosshairs of the trust-busters. TheHill (which you should read regularly) is talking not only about the moves in the government to start some anti-trust hearings, but also the moves within Washington legal community that might come into play to stave them off.
Google’s relationship with Apple is being investigated by the FTC, but there are others who think this is only the beginning and that bigger issues may arise. Christine Varney, the new head of the anti-trust division, has already spoken about Google monopoly in advertising as something of note. Some think Google would be a nice scalp for her to make a name with.
To be continued.
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