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Senators grill Google over competition issues

Article by: JIM SPENCER , Star Tribune
Updated: September 21, 2011 - 10:24 PM

Google's chairman parried some pointed jabs from Sen. Al Franken and others at a hearing.

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obstakesSep. 22, 11 5:33 AM

Yep, while Rome burns, this is what they focus on. Another distraction for our elected friends. Whenever Klob and franken are involved, I know it is non-consequential drivel.

bottomlineSep. 22, 11 6:31 AM

"Senators Klobuchar and Franken (made) accusations that the world's dominant Internet search engine unfairly favors its own products and advertisers in its rankings and misleads consumers".

---> How ridiculous. OF COURSE Google will favor support of itself!

Don't you WANT it supporting itself?? Don't you WANT it receiving revenue ...so that it might be here tomorrow??

I'll tell you what the REAL problem is: America is wanting "help" from Google ...but yet is wondering "why" Google can't help us, all the while RECEIVING NOTHING. America wants the world ...FOR FREE ...ABSOLUTELY FREE ....paying nothing on the front-end, the back-end, or any-end.

This is essentially the same situation as America wanting help from Best Buy. Wasting the sales clerk's time selecting an HDTV to buy ...then saying "thank you for the help" ...then heading to Walmart for the purchase. Thinking of Best Buy as "free help" making a selection. If you want help people ..PAY whoever's helping you .....

spendnowSep. 22, 11 8:15 AM

Al flippin Franken.... Keep attacking capitilism, Al. Out of fifty states (57 according to Biden) Minnesota is the only one foolish enough to elect this ass clown.

whadjawantSep. 22, 11 8:29 AM

hey OBSTAKES - you might want to look at which businesses and their lobbyists that got this turd in front of the committee. Its the same yahoo's ;-) that have lobbyists over in the house yelling about government getting out of their way. What a freaking joke ! the job creators are using the congress to keep their executives busy instead of creating jobs.. whats up with that?