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title: Who is afraid of Google
date: "2005-12-03T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 494
description: I highlight a 2005 Wired investigation into the pervasive industry anxiety surrounding Google’s expansion. It examines how the company's growth across multiple sectors threatened established competitors and sparked fears of a total digital monopoly.
keywords: [google, wired magazine, tech industry, market dominance, search engines, monopoly]
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[Who's afraid of Google? Everyone](http://wired.com/wired/archive/13.12/google.html)