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This monopoly power is especially great when Google deals with corporations whose operations are largely fixed cost, such as hotels and airlines.
Google is abusing its monopoly position by overcharging corporations for access to consumers. These charges are passed along to consumers and ultimately result in consumer harm.
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- Monopoly power in electronic distribution channels is often difficult to assess since the relationship between market share and market power may be deceptive, even counter-intuitive
- His test for the presence or absence of contestability is the ability to earn enough in one industry to subsidize others
- Google is indeed subsidizing these other businesses, deterring entry and, ultimately, allowing them to charge monopoly prices later.
- The DoJ will probably want to assess the extent to which corporations are being overcharged and the extent to which these charges result in higher prices to consumers for goods and services.
- Notice that the argument that Google has monopoly power and that it abuses it does not require demonstrating that Google’s search is superior or inferior. It does not require establishing that Google could do a better job with organic search, or even that it deliberately does not do a better job with organic search. It does not require showing that consumers are harmed directly by lower quality organic search, if indeed lower quality organic search exists. It surely does not require establishing that Google got its market share illegally
- It merely requires establishing that Google has monopoly power in a market that is not contestable
- that it is abusing that power to overcharge corporations and deter market entry in other businesses

28 Dec 09

27 Dec 09

关于网上论坛 - 阮一峰的网络日志

John Resig最不满的地方，也是其他用户最不满的地方，就是Google Groups里面的spam（垃圾帖）实在是太多了。

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Google Group spam 论坛

此外，它也不提供数据导出功能，基本上只要你使用了，就等于把所有数据都送给google公司了，自己没法再利用。
John Resig最不满的地方，也是其他用户最不满的地方，就是Google Groups里面的spam（垃圾帖）实在是太多了。
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- 现有的论坛模式不具备可扩展性（scalable）。由于对数据的实时性要求太高，导致不能对论坛软件使用缓存，这就是说，基本上网上论坛都是一个单机系统，CDN和反向代理都用不上
  - CDN, reverse proxy - on 2009-12-22
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- 如今的时代是Web 2.0的时代，它的特征包括提供API接口、前台界面的多样化和去中心化等等
- 说实话，Amazon公司提供一种SimpleDB服务，你可以将数据都放到那里去嘛，然后前台的论坛程序，其实就干两件事：控制用户行为和同SimpleDB交换数据。

23 Dec 09

Dishwashers, and How Google Eats Its Own Tail

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Dishwasher Google snake tail

drive-by damage done by keyword-driven content
Google has become a snake that too readily consumes its own keyword tail
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- the opportunity cost of continuing to try to sort through the info-crap in Google results was simply too high.

20 Dec 09

谷歌相关链接的工作原理及配置方法 - google-relatedlinks | Google Groups

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Google related links

Google Related Links - Overview

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Google Chrome Extensions - Google Code

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Google chrome extension

19 Dec 09

说说谷歌和微软的品牌策略 - 意吟

KUMO

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Microsoft Google Brand

1986 To Present » Blog Archive » 为何从 Google 离职的员工偏爱社会化网站？

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Google Social startup employee

但是她也承认，Likaholix 相对简单的基础设施是无法和 Google 抗衡的：“Google 不会有加载或者流量的问题，因为 Google 的规模总是很大。而每当 LikaHolix 流量过多的时候，我们的访问速度就会减慢。”
她主要还是认为人们离开 Google 创建社会化网站很大程度上是因为 Google 的基础设施不适合社会化网站的需要。

谷歌中国抹去李开复本地化痕迹：部分项目搁置_软件在线_多易网

本地化

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本地化李开复 Google

微软散布Office网络版免费馅饼被谷歌“逼上”web_软件在线_多易网

毕竟谷歌能做出在线的Docs，就能做出在线的Acrobat、Photoshop，Adobe聪明的抢在了谷歌前面。

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Adobe Photoshop Office Google Microsoft

因此，对微软而言，免费的网络版只是桌面软件的附属品，而非替代品。
毕竟谷歌能做出在线的Docs，就能做出在线的Acrobat、Photoshop，Adobe聪明的抢在了谷歌前面。

Google Timeline

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Google history timeline animation interactive

15 Dec 09

Google Comments on Why Everything is Always in Beta | Maximum PC

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Google Beta

"We believe beta has a different meaning when applied to applications on the Web, where people expect continual improvements in a product. On the Web, you don't have to wait for the next version to be on the shelf or an update to become available. Improvements are rolled out as they're developed."
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Google Wave全面狙击微软SharePoint_软件在线_DOIT.com.cn

另外，Google宣布Google Docs已经具有脚本能力。基于JavaScript的脚本将允许用户自定义应用，自动化完成某些任务，甚至将一些应用链接在一起。从更大的方面来看，自定义功能将让Google的产品从一刀切模式的软件比如Microsoft Office等中区分出来。最初的测试将从Google Spreadsheets开始，逐步扩展到其他产品。

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JavaScript Google docs

另外，Google宣布Google Docs已经具有脚本能力。基于JavaScript的脚本将允许用户自定义应用，自动化完成某些任务，甚至将一些应用链接在一起。从更大的方面来看，自定义功能将让Google的产品从一刀切模式的软件比如Microsoft Office等中区分出来。最初的测试将从Google Spreadsheets开始，逐步扩展到其他产品。