[dragonwriter]

> However, the big fun is coming on Thursday, when the EU is due to rule over Google and politely requesting that Google splits off search from the rest of its business.

That's not accurate. What the European Parliament is due to vote on is a non-binding resolution that would recommend that the European Commission consider proposals that would include unbundling Google's search from other commercial features.

> I believe this decision will be indicative of how crazy the EU lawmakers might be prepared to go.

Or it might be an indicator of what people in general are willing to do when their actions have no direct effect (non-binding resolution) and therefore don't actually have to address the details of substantive concerns.