Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Google is often sued for its free search results. I am missing something here.

India is investigating Google search results for antitrust violations.

I don’t understand how any of this works. I pay nothing for Google search results. They are free advice that are often worth every penny I pay. Yes, sometimes they are worthless.

So, how can I, how can anyone, complain? There must be something that I am missing here.

I do read that some countries have laws about companies that have a “dominant” position in an industry. I guess Google search qualifies for that. Still, however, no one pays for it. How can a free gift be subject to regulation?

Someone, please explain this to me.