Google Inc. was sued1 last week for being a bully. The internet technology giant extorted other businesses into illegally breaching their contracts with Skyhook Wireless2 after they decided to cancel their own non-binding business deal with the smaller company. This was done in hopes of squelching the small guy. In essence, Google stole little Billy’s lunch money. But don’t cry for Billy—he called Google’s mother, the federal government, to tattle. We have yet to see how the story ends, but just because Google is a rock star, buys up small companies with chump change, and bench presses twenty-three billion dollars3 doesn’t mean it should get away with this kind of behavior. Perhaps it (and all big business) should just grow up. We all have to some time.
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