Aaron Swartz makes some good points about Google, but I just can't keep reading once he invokes a tactic I can't stand (and which sadly seems to be gaining currency):
If Microsoft had Google’s market share in search, is there any doubt that they’d be systematically demoting or even banning their competitors in the search results?
Via Daring Fireball
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OK, here’s a better way to phrase it then:
Has Google used their enormous power of search results to do anything even close to the infamous AARD code?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_code
Yes, the AARD case makes for a stronger and more concrete argument.