Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Google the big engine: "And the downside? The biggest is that Google and others will worsen the digital divide by unintentionally expanding an underclass that does not have access to the treasure chest of instant knowledge that search engines offer. It could also start to misuse its own position by allowing monetary considerations to triumph over its current 'quality first' policy. This is quite likely if it becomes a public company - as is probable - and succumbs to Wall Street pressure to improve earnings every quarter. One way to avoid this would be to turn itself into a mutual company, a living monument to the founding principles of the internet. "
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