europeforvisitors - 3:45 am on Feb 6, 2006 (gmt 0)

Google is doing great by sticking to their rules no matter who's doing the bad SEO. It may inconvenience searchers who are looking for BMW

It isn't even doing that, since Germany searcher who's capable of looking for "BMW" in a search engine should be capable of typing "bmw.de" in a browser.

By selecting a high-profile target, Google can make its point without inconveniencing any searcher who has an IQ over 80.