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Google dominates -- Comment() Google is becoming a giant which crushes competitors. Even Microsoft seems to be in trouble trying to copy with Google. But can Google remain true to their corporate slogan "Don't be evil"? Perhaps days of not being evil are gone. On the other hand, Google tries to maintain the balance between privacy and commerce, as noted in Google Vows to DoubleProtect Consumer Privacy: "When Google announced its purchase of the internet's largest placer of banner ads, DoubleClick, last Friday for $3.1 billion in cash, the search and text-ad giant took a big step closer to online omniscience, and immediately drew the ire of privacy advocates and competitors" [Wired Top Stories]
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