Google has been rather disappointing in its behaviour and ethics.


As for 'free market' and 'private enterprises can do as they please': there are no free markets. Markets are created firstly, and secondly, no market functions fully in accordance with all the theoretical demands of a capitalist free market. Thirdly, markets serve society, not the other way round.

The functioning of private enterprises is a concern of all. A large semi-monopolistic, at least oligarchistic, corporation that controls access to information is not free to do as it please, it has too large of a social effect.

Either the goverment creates a functioning market. Which in the information and communication industry seems nigh impossible. It is a 'winner takes it all' market.
Or one keeps close watch on the free and unrestricted access to information. In the absense of functioning market mechanisms, governments or consumers must keep corporations on a tight leash.

The lash over corporations like Google and Microsoft, I say.