Publishers must focus on Microsoft as Google begins killing them with code

The 20-year slow drip of Google monopoly and publisher myopia is ending, and now the search giant is getting nasty to try to stay ahead...

A few years ago, Australia’s Fairfax Media was envied as a progressive publisher that pushed the digital envelope from its eye-catching headquarters on Sydney’s harbour.

Executives and directors openly boasted of being the best digital publisher in the world. I was part of the leadership team, and I watched, and listened.

My desk overlooked a park where …