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The order seems a bit tall, eh?
I tend to think that this blacklisting is a high profile preview/warning for display. BMW is kind of a big kid to be spankin for this.

Meanwhile, Google has been panning out a lot of sand and rocks recently with scarce nuggets. Suspect their is some consternation there.

Now, being sort of a BMW cult character myself(Motorcycles and only old cheap ones, such that I'm no longer a favorite son of the fatherland: see airheads.org), this is familiar turf. WE are a bunch of bikers with pocket protectors and slide rules. THEY: The BMW rondell (trademark) has been fiercely and agressively defended by a hard core, Munich based, inhouse brand-polizei group for years, who might do anything legal to come out first in a search. There is also the ever-present typical German over-engineering. Just about guarantee ya that some guy in the Munich HQ thought he was a bloody Arian genius until today, around 6:58 AM...
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Why only BMW?  marbing@... | 02/06/06
So?!?!  Oscar_Goldman | 02/06/06
BMW is laughing all the way to the bank....  el1jones | 02/06/06
Publicity?  Bill4 | 02/06/06
Oh No! call the "Gateway page" cops...  el1jones | 02/06/06
Name recognition  OhMyGosh | 02/06/06
UM, I didn't say anything about English...  el1jones | 02/06/06
Not to sound like Mr Axe, but  Bill4 | 02/06/06
This is SO funny  Shelendrea | 02/06/06
Just use MSN.de  Nigel Johnstone | 02/06/06
Yes but should a search for "neuwagen" put...  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
I forgot to put my footnote.  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
Google's problem is Google's problem  Nigel Johnstone | 02/07/06
Really can't blame BMW  yyuko@... | 02/06/06
So what does "New Car" have to do with...  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
What a way to get everyone to use the competition.  osreinstall | 02/06/06
Okay, now try searching for "neuwagen"  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
Neuwagen is not bmw.de  osreinstall | 02/06/06
[bmw autos]  Nigel Johnstone | 02/07/06
Personally, I think that Google  James Dean_z | 02/06/06
No...who owns what?  techboy_z | 02/06/06
but not a search for "neuwagen", silly! [nt]  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
Tell me why would BMW be at the top for...  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
neuwagen = new vehicle  Nigel Johnstone | 02/07/06
If you want internet search to remail viable...  BitTwiddler | 02/06/06
How so?  techboy_z | 02/06/06
Because if you want to get your site listed on...  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
Exactly  Taijitu | 02/07/06
Truth in Searching  TomMariner | 02/07/06
Beginning of the end for GOOG...  techboy_z | 02/06/06
Another new thought on GOOG's motive here....  techboy_z | 02/06/06
If they can do this to BMW  marbing@... | 02/06/06
The order seems a bit tall, eh?  boxerjockey | 02/06/06
Hey, all the search engines do this.  The King's Servant | 02/06/06
BMW.de are not banished on all engines  Nigel Johnstone | 02/07/06
Get Over It...  Taijitu | 02/07/06
Oops  Taijitu | 02/07/06
Big deal, grow up google.  kraterz | 02/07/06

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