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Renegade:
Depending on how you take this, it could send shivers down your spine.

http://pando.com/2014/05/29/after-google-bought-nest-it-removed-one-of-the-companys-biggest-competitors-from-search-results/

In the middle of January, Vivint, the Utah based home automation company that also produces smart thermostats, found itself with a surprising new rival. Google bought Nest and by virtue of acquisition Vivint was suddenly competing head to head with the Silicon Valley search giant.

But Vivint — which was purchased by Blackstone in 2012 — certainly didn’t expect what happened next. Just two weeks later, Vivint was delisted from Google’s search results.
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Coincidence? Hmm...

Innuendo:
If it happened then it was a temporary situation. Typing "vivint thermostat" into Google just now yielded 25,600 results.

Stoic Joker:
Using their name in the search query yes. But if you search at a higher (more consumer) level for home automation or home security...they are no where to be found on Google. Bing results are different.

J-Mac:
Per this SlashGear article Vivint was delisted for four months and the delisting was just recently lifted. Google claims that the delisting was purely due to several spammy links (Google rep called them "unnatural" links) and that they, Google, had properly notified Vivint as to why they were delisted. He also said that as soon as Vivint corrected the problems and notified Google the delisting was lifted.

Seems it took Vivint four stinking months to finally get rid of their spammy and unnatural links!

Jim

Deozaan:
Seems it took Vivint four stinking months to finally get rid of their spammy and unnatural links!-J-Mac (June 04, 2014, 12:34 AM)
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Not quite as simple as that:

According to Vivint, Google said it had found external links into Vivint’s website that sat outside of its “quality guidelines,” but Google wouldn’t  confirm what those links were. The company was left to fish in the dark to figure out what it had done to upset its rival, to identify the offending links were and make repeat requests for reinstatement.-http://pando.com/2014/05/29/after-google-bought-nest-it-removed-one-of-the-companys-biggest-competitors-from-search-results/
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