Not Only Is Google Places Going After Yelp, They’re Doing So With Yelp’s Content
techcrunch.com
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First, that Google is using the threat of search indexing to steal content for their own sites beyond what would seem fair use.
Second, that Google is preinstalling its own apps with Android which seems eerily similar to what MS did with Windows and IE.
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Every OS comes with some pre-installed apps. By itself, that doesn't prove any kind of foul play.
Also, the TC article is wildly inaccurate in a number of ways. Google places isn't new, but it's integration as part of Maps is. Previously it was a seperate app called Places Directory, that's been on the Android Market for at least a year. And Places Directory has had Yelp reviews for quite some time, I know because I've used Places Directory a lot.