Interestingly, the other firms cited in the article as taking up the Google fight are Microsoft and Oracle, which both have had their antitrust issues.
This definitely looks like a case of "well, we got in trouble for this, so they should get their come-upings too!".
It's always worth noting that today's underdog could be tomorrow's monopolist. When any of these companies get on top, they'll do anything to stay that way.
So like, today I would consider Microsoft an ally against the current monopoly party, but I have no doubt that Microsoft would return to their old ways if they were on top again.
This definitely looks like a case of "well, we got in trouble for this, so they should get their come-upings too!".