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It's hard to deny the positive value Google provides with its Internet search engine. Now, they're fast creating footholds in many mega-markets (online books, social networks, fiber-optic broadband networks). Google's latest giga-move was their request to be a utility; they asked for, and received, the right to buy and sell electricity — on the surface, to control energy costs in their widespread data centers. Should we welcome, or be wary, of this search engine giant becoming an ISP and electric utility?
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Re: Google Gigawatts
