Google accused of racketeering in lawsuit
As a former insider, I can tell you likely pre-story which might cast a different light on this:<p>* Google employee comes up with an idea.<p>* They go and research the idea to check if there are any already existing companies which do it.<p>* If any are found, they meet and decide if they should buy the company, reinvent the idea, or that it isn&#x27;t relevant.<p>* If, after investigation it is determined the company&#x27;s tech isn&#x27;t good enough, they will re-invent.   Google has fairly strict tech requirements (no php, no shady licenses&#x2F;ownership, no pirated stuff, etc.), so many companies don&#x27;t pass.<p>* When they reinvent, they will do it &quot;clean room&quot; - ie. none of the people who reviewed the original company will be involved in the re-invention.