After the discussions over Google today, do you think it's a monopoly?
We have Google, Google Buzz, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Books, Google News, Google Shopping, Gmail, YouTube, Chrome, Android, so on and so forth.
Think of those outlets... search engine, navigation/GPS, social networking (mild attempt at), academia, journalism, business, email/communication, video (popular), browser, mobile device operating system, and soon it's own operating system.
That's what I call vertical and horizontal integration. It was the monopoly robber barons of the early 20th century who got good at vertical integration, which is controlling multiple levels of the industry process.
What do you think? Since organizations can't compete with Google, or a Google entity, is it a monopoly?
Here's what Siva Vaidhyanathan had to say: "So Google, which rules by the power of convenience, comfort, and trust, has assumed control, much as Julius Caesar did in Rome in 48 B.C."
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