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February 03, 2008
Microsoft/Yahoo vs Google
How in God's name can Google claim that Microsoft buying Yahoo! is dangerous after: 1) Google emerged to overtake Yahoo! from nowhere, 2) Google bought YouTube, thus owning the #1 and #1 video free download and delivery systems on the web, 3) Microsoft has failed, over and over, to create a mighty web presence, which is why they are now desperate enough to buy Yahoo!, and 4) This would still leave Microsoft well short of the media integration that, say, NewsCorp has... as we watch MySpace being hocked on the SuperBowl along with Fox TV and movie and even programs they produce for other nets?
The internet and the software business are nearly opposite in their competitive dynamics. The internet is completely open to newcomers... and when a better mousetrap comes to the web, it will surpass Google and Yahoo! and MySpace, etc. The software business is all about compatibility, which Microsoft manipulated relentlessly and abusively. But time after time, the public reminds wannabes that just because they have a marketing advantage, people will use the web opportunities that best serve their needs and not - at least as things have evolved - just use what's in front of them.
Apple outmaneuvered Sony in portable music. The PC beat the Mac, yet IBM still fell. Friendster begat MySpace which begat Facebook and who knows what is going to be begat next.
Microsoft has been evil. But if anything is going to bring that behemoth down, aside from a lot of time, it's trying to treat the web like it's treated the software world. If they try, they will lose it all. And if they don't, they will be a serious competitor to Google.
Google should be nervous... and then see what happens. If it's good, there's no stopping it. And if it's bad, there's no stopping it.
Posted by poland at February 3, 2008 11:37 PM
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Google should be afraid. Microsoft have a crapload of money and want to run things the world wide. They are seemingly going to lose with HD. So now they focus on the new SUPPOSED competition to their INTERNET THRONE: a search engine that made it's money from an ads and a inflated stock price. Yeah... Microsoft have too much money and too much time on their hands. However, they may be evil, but Google have plans to take over the world as well.
Who do we trust? Do we trust the guys at Google? The evil folks from Redmond? I personally want the new search engine to come around alredy. Enough of this 2002 stuff. Bring on something new and original!
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at February 4, 2008 12:56 AM
" Google bought YouTube, thus owning the #1 and #1 video free download and delivery systems on the web"
David, this isn't exactly right. The de facto number one "free download and delivery system" is Bittorrent. In fact, according to some estimates Bittorent is responsible for over a third of all of internet traffic.
Posted by: Roman at February 4, 2008 11:37 AM
The obvious difference, of course, is that Bittorent is driven almost purely by it's own technology and isn't nearly as centralized as YouTube.
Posted by: Roman at February 4, 2008 12:51 PM
Fair enough, Roman. How about "corporate, profit-chasing free download and delivery system?"
Posted by: David Poland at February 4, 2008 12:55 PM
interesting way of combining tech, a cellphone with video capabilities that immediately streams the video to a site and users can send text messages as video is being recorded to the guy holding the phone. plus the phone can alert one's friends on this networking sites like twitter and others, thus they have the advance notice of a big interview coming. imagine as the phones get better, someone in england could have a friend point the camera at a tv and watch all of a team's games while overseas. imagine Poland next to say a Tom Hanks for 15 minutes and has a such a phone and his blog readers have some questions ready for him.
Posted by: Chaiyya at February 4, 2008 01:13 PM
DP, check your sitemeter. You'll find that 99% of your traffic is from a Micro$oft OS or one partly owned by M$(Apple).
Now check your browser share. Finally, after about 5 years, open-source Mozilla is getting some market share.
Remember how M$ tried to hijack Java? Remember .NET? Anytime M$ gets into anything, they make it suck more.
Posted by: doug r at February 4, 2008 08:12 PM
Google vs Yahoo.
Okay than, you tell me who spend more money on the job training per year, Google or Yahoo? and how much they spend? provide the statistics
Yeah me!!!!!!
Posted by: Beta at May 10, 2008 10:50 PM
Google vs Yahoo.
Okay than, you tell me who spend more money on the job training per year, Google or Yahoo? and how much they spend? provide the statistics
Yeah me!!!!!!
Posted by: Beta at May 10, 2008 10:51 PM
Google vs Yahoo.
Okay than, you tell me who spend more money on the job training per year, Google or Yahoo? and how much they spend? provide the statistics
Yeah me!!!!!!
Posted by: Beta at May 10, 2008 10:51 PM
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