I agree in general, but this one (stifling competition by illegal methods) happens to be within my particular corporate evilness threshold. Unlike every previous evil Google has been accused of.
The problem with a word like evil is that it is so subjective. For some, obeying repressive laws in China would be the ultimate evil Google has committed. Using Google's own definition of evil, using the entire right side of the search results for self-advertising could be seen as evil.
However, ultimately I agree. Since evil is so subjective, very little information is provided by calling out Google in particular for being evil and thus hypocritical.
Condemning all the involved companies equally would make more sense.
(But I can't help feeling more disappointed Google was part of this).
The problem with a word like evil is that it is so subjective. For some, obeying repressive laws in China would be the ultimate evil Google has committed. Using Google's own definition of evil, using the entire right side of the search results for self-advertising could be seen as evil.
However, ultimately I agree. Since evil is so subjective, very little information is provided by calling out Google in particular for being evil and thus hypocritical.
Condemning all the involved companies equally would make more sense.
(But I can't help feeling more disappointed Google was part of this).