In a case that has attracted worldwide attention, Apple and five book publishers were sued this spring by the U.S. Department of Justice on the grounds that they colluded to fix prices for e-books sold on Apple's iBookstore website. But does the "agency model" Apple and the book publishers employed actually hurt consumers?
Facebook’s reported move into search may one day prove a mortal threat to Google’s advertising business. But in the short run, the social network’s new project comes at an opportune time for the search giant. For Google, the impending arrival of Facebook Search presents a much-needed opportunity to beat back the legions of antitrust authorities [...]
Google’s growing struggle with Facebook and Twitter for advantage in the social networking space erupted into public view Tuesday after the search giant’s competitors unveiled a new tool to undermine its latest product, Google “Search plus Your World.”
