Google SEC filings from 2004. “Our search results will be objective and we will not accept payment for inclusion or ranking in theme .”

Oh, how things have changed. Ironically, I discovered this on ‘**Scroogled**’ archive (**Microsoft’s** attempt to exposed **google** \- then adopted its practices). **^(You can’t make this sh\*t up)**

[SEC filings](https://web.archive.org/web/20130507095227mp_/http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312504142742/ds1a.htm#toc59330_1)

[Microsoft ‘Scroogled’](https://web.archive.org/web/20130614212755/http://www.scroogled.com/Shopping/)

accept google inclusion payment privacy search sec