Searchblog On Google's Software Principles

John Battelle takes on the role of monday morning qb in discussing Google's principles for downloaded software applications: "But they are also a shot across any number of other players' bows, in this increasingly complicated landscape where partners and customers can also be competitors. If Google were to be truly audacious, these principles just might be a way of undermining competitive ad networks such as Yahoo, Claria, and others."

See also Andrew Raff on Defining Adware.