Am I the only one feeling like some people are trying way too hard to influence others on how they perceive Google? It seems to all have happened at the same time too. I don't have any proof, but it does smell a bit like an astroturf campaign (I'm not referring to this TC article, but mostly to comments I've seen here and elsewhere).
You are right, it gets suspiciously much these days.
In Germany, some days ago, came out that Microsoft paid for an Anti-Google article in a Newspaper.
I can search for a link (in German) if somebody wants proof.
