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Baidu under attack over "monopoly"

Baidu has been accused of abusing its dominant position online to "punish" a company that cut back spending on advertising with the Internet search engine. Tangshan Renren Information Service Company (TRISC) Wednesday said Baidu had "monopolized... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Apr 24 2009

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