Google's Antitrust Laws

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Not all monopolies have been owned by selfish people trying to get rich. Google was found innocent in the United States of antitrust law violations. Furthermore, Google has continues to develop innovative technologies. Throughout history in the United States people have created businesses that have propelled industry and the way of life toward the future. In the late 1800s it was kerosene and steel, today it is with innovative technologies.

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