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Google & the Razor's Edge

It came within a hair's breath of getting sued by the DOJ
By Maureen O'Gara
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December 5, 2008 10:58 AM EST
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Google is more like Microsoft than it would admit. Not only is it regarded as a monopoly by the U.S. government, it likes dangling its toes over the crevasse.

Sandy Litvack, the guy that the Justice Department hired to build an antitrust case against Google if it persisted in doing that deal with Yahoo, has been dining out on the news that Google came within a hair's breath of getting sued by the DOJ.

According to what he told the American Lawyer Daily, Google escaped with only three hours to spare.

The DOJ had a particular time in mind to file, charging Google with violating sections 1 (restraint of trade) and 2 (monopoly maintenance) of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Google is now on the government's watch list. Litvack said Microsoft's lobbying wasn't a factor.

Litvack said he was disappointed as are we all.

Published December 5, 2008 – Reads 1,066
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About Maureen O'Gara

Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025.

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