Dave Winer on AutoLink
So, imho, Google is doing its own part to destroy the value of the searchable web, cashing our work out for a short-term benefit for their shareholders.
What’s the difference between AutoLink and Greasemonkey? I know that one comes from Google and one comes from the user (more likely another user who wrote the script you downloaded). Both modify content without the express consent of the site owner. Neither has a means of being turned off. Yet one is seen as the next coming of Santa Claus and the other is eeeevil.