Google is fighting to get its foot in the door of the wireless spectrum that's soon to open up because of digital TV. It is making a pitch to the FCC as to why they should encourage an open platform rather than let current telecoms strangle every last penny out of us. God knows I'm paying more than I should for basic human rights like text messaging, so this plea sparks and interesting thought in my head.
The US was founded with the idea that people would elect representatives to the government who would represent their interests and legislate accordingly. I'm not gonna say that's not happening any more, but you have to admit that corporate interests have taken quite a chunk out of the free governance that was originally enjoyed, and my elected officials seem to squabble more about sex scandals than effect positive change. So what is our next step? How do we fight this great silent influence? We need a corporation that lobbies for the common good, against the greed and corruption that has proved so effective at increasing the bottom line for shareholders against the defenses of consumers. We need to support a champion who will stand against the sedentary business models which benefit industry not through innovation, but through stagnation and planned obsolescence.
I'm not sure that Google is definitely that champion, but I think they're as close as we've ever seen. And I think we need to rally behind them because a champion without constituents stands for a fleeting dream that cannot be held.
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while i'm loving what Google is doing and all the good they are trying to spread i get the suspicious feeling that once Google actually renames the planet "Google Earth" and everything we own has multicolored letters, they will turn on us like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"ah ha! all you stupids, We pwn3d you all!!"
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