[grumblenum]

So the NYT editorial board greenlit a hit piece against Google? Well, that's gratitude for you. I hope others learn from this. The reward for bowing to such "prestigious" institutions is getting whipped for not bowing low enough.

[goodrubyist]

It's a news piece, not an editorial.

[grumblenum]

The editorial board dictates tone and content of the paper, not just editorial pieces. They determine narratives long in advance and news articles must conform to it. You should not believe that nobody at the NYT considered the effect this story could have on GOOG shareholder value. In all likelihood, that was the only objective, given how little substance there is to the article.