In a day and age of Government funded bail-outs and stimulus packages, it is refreshing to read about someone who isn’t crying to the government to fix their problem; especially when that problem is competition from Web Search Engine Google. The CEO of a new search engine Blekko recently said this about the ongoing Google hearings:

We don’t need federal intervention to level the playing field with Google. Innovation and competition are far more powerful instruments to battle companies that have grown powerful and influential. Which has been more detrimental to Microsoft’s business? The lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice in the 90s, or the innovative products Apple has brought to the marketplace?

This provides a valuable example to people everywhere, if some “nobody” search engine can take on the web search reigning king, head-on no less, the rest of the country can start worrying about themselves and not waiting for the government to swoop in and fix everything.

Reference:

• How Quickly We Forget: Google’s Competitors Falsely Claim Google Dominates Because It Was ‘First’
• If Google’s Upstart Competitors Aren’t Afraid Of Google, Why Is Washington Upset?