[disgruntledphd2]

It's not their lobbying that got them to where they are today. Both of those companies delivered tremendous value to many, many people, some of whom gave them tons of money in return.

I agree with you that the society we live in sucks in terms of delivering resources to the best products, but I personally, even after anything, wouldn't want to live without good search engines (i.e. Google).

Facebook I personally use less, but I know that so many people derive amazing value from it, and who am I to say they're wrong?