Welcome to the digital age, where a search engine can sue the Government of a global super power. This isn't the blurb of a sci-fi novel. It's the news.
Google is suing the US government, claiming that it was "unfairly excluded from a $58m deal to revamp e-mail systems at the Department of the Interior."
In a lawsuit filed with the US Court of Federal Claims, Google says the terms of the five-year contract rule out its products in favour of rival Microsoft.
The search giant wanted to offer its Google Apps software for the contract but was told that only Microsoft’s business software could be used .
Google says in its lawsuit that it was told there would be “full and open competition” for the contract, but that the bid specified that only the 'Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite-Federal' could be used.
Google's own special version of its software designed to address government security concerns; 'Google Apps for Government' apparently, did not comply with the department’s security requirements.
I have a feeling Google might loose this one. But good luck to them.
Source: BBC