thatguy wrote:

> What I mean by that is, is Google trying to take over
> the search engine biz by using patents and buyouts and
> by trying to eliminate competition rather than respect
> the free market?

Business as usual, when did you ever think it would be different?
Companies that are in existence for "the good of their customers" often are
not able to make the first year.

> And, I'm curious what you think are the long-term
> prospects of Google given the democratizing nature
> of the Internet.

The Internet is not a democracy

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thatguy wrote:

> What I mean by that is, is Google trying to take over
> the search engine biz by using patents and buyouts and
> by trying to eliminate competition rather than respect
> the free market?

Business as usual, when did you ever think it would be different?
Companies that are in existence for "the good of their customers" often are
not able to make the first year.

> And, I'm curious what you think are the long-term
> prospects of Google given the democratizing nature
> of the Internet.

The Internet is not a democracy

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John Bokma wrote:

> The Internet is not a democracy

You apparently haven't heard of P2P or ironically
Usenet.

John Bokma wrote:

> The Internet is not a democracy

You apparently haven't heard of P2P or ironically
Usenet.

thatguy wrote:

> John Bokma wrote:
>
>> The Internet is not a democracy
>
> You apparently haven't heard of P2P or ironically
> Usenet.

Usenet is not a democracy:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=Usenet%20is%20not%20a%20democracy>

Same for P2P btw, ironically or not :-D.

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thatguy wrote:

> John Bokma wrote:
>
>> The Internet is not a democracy
>
> You apparently haven't heard of P2P or ironically
> Usenet.

Usenet is not a democracy:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=Usenet%20is%20not%20a%20democracy>

Same for P2P btw, ironically or not :-D.

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John Bokma wrote:

>>>The Internet is not a democracy

OK, you got me. I misspoke. Perhaps Usenet is better
termed an anarchistic system with loose oversight.
P2P is also similar to anarchy, although to be pure
anarchy, pairings of users would have to occur
without any supervision or assistance from any server
or server operator. So P2P is near-anarchy.
As is the Internet itself, since nothing in the USA
can prevent any person at some IP address from
tryin to connect with another person at another IP
address, and possibly succeeding; except the govt,
which doesn't interfere much.