The American Prospect
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Tim Wu has been one of the leading figures in antitrust for overturning that economic consensus and restoring antitrust and competition law.
Wu attended the second day of the Google trial at the D.C. District Court and has followed the first week through transcripts.
Wu : The question over the next decade will be if Google proceed with business as usual: pay for defaults, pay to prevent competitors getting a foothold.
This case is easier to explain to the public or even an expert or average lawyer.
I thought it was brilliant to the extent that people are watching to put a totally different face on Google to start the trial.
Google has paid money to Apple to stay out of search and not face any uncomfortable challenges, he says.
Google learned from Microsoft that it was better to be loved than to be feared in Silicon Valley , 2010 .
Google learned early on that the carrot is just as good as the stick, he says.
In Microsoft , you had effectively a dead body underground [Netscape]. That was obvious.
Google almost feels like in some ways it was even more proactive.
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