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Sundar Pichai is set to take over as CEO of Google’s holding company Alphabet Inc. He joins at a time when the company is buffeted by antitrust investigations into whether it has created monopoly conditions in the market. Formidable growth of a company alone should not be a reason for punishment. Its growth could be a result of better products or simply because it is more efficient than rivals. What needs to be considered is whether the company abused its monopoly? Evidence against it needs to be carefully examined before any action is contemplated. In general, use of harsh methods should be avoided. Mint Views Daily Dispatch brings you scenes from the Mint edit table where ideas are mooted, discussed and debated before they make it to the coveted editorial page of the paper.