10 Quotes from Google’s Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Yesterday
“We regret what happened and it was a mistake.” — Eric Schmidt on the illegal pharmacy search results
“I recently Googled myself on Google.” — Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
“We have to represent the web how it is and not how we wish it to be.” — Eric Schmidt on pirated content in search results
“I love Google.” — Al Franken, D-Minn.
“If you don’t know, who does?” — Al Franken questioning Schmidt about Google’s knowledge of its own favoritism in its search algorithm
“And ultimately, we bought a company called Zagat to do something similar.” — Eric Schmidt on Yelp
“Some of my fears have been confirmed by our conversation.” — Mike Lee, R-Utah
“I would estimate that two-thirds of Android phones come with Google services pre-loaded.” — Eric Schmidt on Android phones that ship with Google apps
“You run the racetrack, own the racetrack, you didn’t have horses for a while but now you do and your horses seem to be winning.” — Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., comparing Google to a horse race
“Google might be doping the horses.” — Al Franken, extending the metaphor
