The Google antitrust documents keep on coming. Last week, we reported that Wilson Sonsini had inadvertently published an internal training deck. The powerpoint presentation addressed the exact Clayton Act issues (director interlocks) for which the company is now being investigated.
After the jump, another Google document, complete with a markup from a non-believer.
Google has been making the lobbying rounds in Washington, spreading the good word about itself as an upstanding corporate citizen that plays well with others.
Business Insider got a copy of the presentation Google is using in its meetings.
Even better, they’ve got a markup that Consumer Watchdog claims it received from an anonymous source (who was also the source of the clean copy of the Google presentation). The consumer-advocacy group claims Google is just carrying out a “charm offensive.”
“As the Justice Department examines the Google book deal and other Google enterprises it deserves to see the play book Google has prepared to deflect scrutiny and insider commentary on how many Google myths lack a basis in reality,” said Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court. “Google’s charm and spin should not be allowed to deter anti-trust regulators from seeing the real problems with Google’s dominance and setting appropriate limits to protect users.”
Consumer Watchdog says it has sent both versions over to the DOJ.
Google has come back with an “approach to competition” blog post. The company says it’s just trying to get out ahead of increased scrutiny of its expanding businesses.
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