This controversy does expose some sketchy activity, but its politicians who should be ashamed, not Google.
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So that revenue is gone whether or not Google introduces its own iOS Maps app.
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Whether or not Google actually manages to retain its innovative culture amid these challenges remains the big question.
Obviously, devices that do not have Play or other Google services do not activate with Google and therefore do not show up in Google Activation numbers.
Another nice feature available on the Android, but not Google's iPhone app or Apple's software, is that the phone's screen enters a night mode when you're driving at night.
In the Fire, Amazon defaults to Google search but offers a maps application from Nokia, not Google (Nokia owns NAVTEQ and considers it a key asset of its future location and commerce strategy).
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Not only are a number of influencers not pushing Google Keep, they are pointing out they will not be using Google Keep because of the uncertainty around the safety of their data, and the worry the service may simply stop.
The biggest mistake in the debate, however, was missing the reason why Google is not about to change its position on network neutrality: It's not in Google's interests to do otherwise.
So if you hate the idea of Google having a fuller picture of your activities across its properties, you may have to make a difficult decision: To Google or not to Google.
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Before they end up in Bermuda where they are not taxed and Google does not take them back into the US where they would be taxed if they were taken back.
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The excellant Google Guide (not affiliated with Google) has pulled together everything you need to know (in exhaustive detail) about using search queries effectively, whether you are a novice or advanced user.
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Second, it would not require Google to disclose its algorithm, only to explain changes to it.
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Lastly, we do not think Google has any appetite for acquiring any hardware business.
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Mr Edelman said it was not just Google that was putting users at risk.
Not to Google's Mark Lucovsky, who wrote much of Microsoft's computer server software before leaving last year.
Apparently you cannot comment on how poorly the interface works if you do not use Google Mail.
Not even Google, or Intel, have multiples beyond 3X, and they are arguably two of the most profitable companies in history.
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That video has been viewed more than 3.7 million times--not on Google's YouTube but on Godtube.com, the site's upstart competitor.
Not that Google is a doubter of the value of social media.
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Not that Google would ever want to cannibalize its billion-dollar Android business.
Not even Google, which built a stellar App Store competitor now known as Google Play, has been able to build a competitive music store.
Employers would have to be stupid not to Google job candidates.
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And mobile ad prices generally continue to come in about half the level of desktop ad prices, hurting not only Google but Facebook and other companies.
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As I noted in my original piece, the issue that concerns me is not about Google digitising the world's books, but about only Google doing so.
First, it would not prevent Google from making changes to its algorithm, even if those changes harmed its competitors, so long as the changes were applied consistently.
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It's not just Google Maps for iOS that's been revamped.
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While the actual figures are down modestly, Hulu has been losing market share to not only Google but to other video ad properties such as BrightRoll, LiveRail and Adap.
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For the actual settlements with the Belgian and French publishers were not that Google hands over a pot of money in return for spidering their sites and showing the results.
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Such changes could complicate the road to next generation televisions for not only Google but also for players like Apple and Microsoft, when they try to go beyond the western world.
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