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The LA Times calls it a long shot.

I call it the ultimate power play: to control both internet content (search results) and access to it.

-RL
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from DianeV 1771 Days ago #
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That would be interesting. I wonder if the idea won’t be fought both by the FCC and other ISPs.

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from Eavesy 1771 Days ago #
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They are going for world domination and who can blame em!

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from ryanlash 1770 Days ago #
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yep, world domination, for only 5-Billion-Dollars! That’s quite a ransom, right Mr. Bigglesworth?

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from CattMutts 1769 Days ago #
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The thing that nobody is realizing relates not to search results, but to the implications if Google dominates the wireless world and then integrates cell phone data (i.e. gps) with Google Earth! This story here on Sphinn http://sphinn.com/story/1056 starts that discussion...

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from DazzlinDonna 1769 Days ago #
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Google’s power with such a purchase would be unbelievable. And yet, the ability for us, as consumers, to have such an open network is tempting. I don’t know how to feel about this.

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from asnider 1769 Days ago #
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I’m with DazzlinDonna on this one!

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from searchcommander 1768 Days ago #
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Since the company’s motto is "do no evil", then I say let them have it. If you can’t trust a company that promises to do no evil then who can ya trust? (ha)

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from msmoore 1336 Days ago #
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It will certainly be useful to have access to internet from wireless services. Google is can place great  amount to get the bid for such useful services.

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from msmoore 1336 Days ago #
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It would be very useful to have access to internet from   wireless services. And it is great to have Internet Giant google to bid for this service. It will surely improve the accesibility of internet from wireless phones.

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