After IncrediMail announced Friday that Google canceled its AdSense account, investors wiped nearly $20 million off its market cap, a 45 percent stock drop, before the stock recovered. Quite the dropkick. And some are describing the incident as an illustration of Google's hegemony. Which is fine. But resist the temptation to call Google evil on this one.

On its site, IncrediMail quotes from and links to a positive review of its service from CNET. "With its straightforward interface and whimsical attitude, this is the program for the modern and creative pen pal in your house." Follow the link, however, and there's no longer any such review. Instead, there are claims that IncrediMail's software is actually spyware.

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