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grandalf on Aug 15, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Protesters Gather At Google; 600 Employees Sign Pe...

I'm not saying it's likely, but it (or something similar) is behind Google's recent reversal.

Most of GOOG's profits come from simple search ads, and search is not protected by any secret sauce or insurmountable barriers to entry, which is why Google tried to innovate via legislation with its net neutrality push.

bradly on Aug 15, 2010 [–]

> Predictions for 2011:

Doesn't this mean you think it is more likely to happen than not?

grandalf on Aug 15, 2010 | [–]

Well I was experimenting with how to present the core idea since it got modded down in a few other threads mercilessly :)

I suppose it's more of a hypothetical prediction... one that Google ought to be fairly concerned with.

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