Is Google the next evil empire?
Microsoft has long held the title in the computer and software industry as being the “evil empire”. I agree with this statement somewhat. Microsoft does play hardball with computer manufacturers, and of course Microsoft wants you to use their media player, and they want you to use their MSN web portal, but hey, they are in business to make money just like the next guy.
The other side of the coin is, as far as the desktop market is concerned and certainly the Office Suite market, no one has built a better mousetrap. If there were a product that could compete with Microsoft on either front, I’m sure the words “evil empire” and “monopoly” would never be uttered. Basically, to make a long story short, Microsoft is not considered a darling of the computer industry.
Ok, back to Google. Google is following a similar path that the Microsoft of old followed long ago. They are doing search better than anybody. Not only that, they are doing ads better than anybody, hence the 7 billion dollars in liquid revenue. Google is poised to take over the Internet as far as local searches and mapping are concerned with the free wi-fi they are offering in larger cities (and rumored to go nationwide). If they can pull this off, Microsoft and Yahoo may as well throw in the towel. This has the current evil empire on the run in this particular market, and I’m sure they are wondering with all the brainpower that Google is hiring, what’s next for the company with the famous motto “Don’t be evil”.
With the new wi-fi service, which could easily pay for itself with targeted ads, the Internet belongs to Google. GMail, Googles new E-mail service upped the ante and gave users a gigabyte of storage, and now over two gigs of storage for free. When this service came out last year I thought it was great, but it was the first time I heard the words “Google and Evil Empire” in the same sentence.
Now there is Google Earth. Google is launching satellites left and right. Google Labs is turning out products left and right. Lets not forget Google talk, their new instant messaging program that is based open source standards! This is much different than Microsoft or Google have done it so even though it hasn’t taken off yet, there is potential there. Oh I forgot about Blogger, the source for millions and millions of people to publish a little news and a lot of absolutely nothing. Never the less, it’s a very popular service. And my absolute favorite, Google Desktop Search, bringing the power of Google to the desktop. It is the absolute fastest way to find files on your computer, and the good thing is, you don’t even have to keep everything in neat little folders, just type a keyword and BAM its there.
Which brings me to my next point, what if Google, with all the engineering and algorithm pumping power they have, made an operating system, or an office suite? That would make the 800-pound gorilla (or Microsoft for now) shake in their shoes and Google would become the evil empire of the next generation.
The other side of the coin is, as far as the desktop market is concerned and certainly the Office Suite market, no one has built a better mousetrap. If there were a product that could compete with Microsoft on either front, I’m sure the words “evil empire” and “monopoly” would never be uttered. Basically, to make a long story short, Microsoft is not considered a darling of the computer industry.
Ok, back to Google. Google is following a similar path that the Microsoft of old followed long ago. They are doing search better than anybody. Not only that, they are doing ads better than anybody, hence the 7 billion dollars in liquid revenue. Google is poised to take over the Internet as far as local searches and mapping are concerned with the free wi-fi they are offering in larger cities (and rumored to go nationwide). If they can pull this off, Microsoft and Yahoo may as well throw in the towel. This has the current evil empire on the run in this particular market, and I’m sure they are wondering with all the brainpower that Google is hiring, what’s next for the company with the famous motto “Don’t be evil”.
With the new wi-fi service, which could easily pay for itself with targeted ads, the Internet belongs to Google. GMail, Googles new E-mail service upped the ante and gave users a gigabyte of storage, and now over two gigs of storage for free. When this service came out last year I thought it was great, but it was the first time I heard the words “Google and Evil Empire” in the same sentence.
Now there is Google Earth. Google is launching satellites left and right. Google Labs is turning out products left and right. Lets not forget Google talk, their new instant messaging program that is based open source standards! This is much different than Microsoft or Google have done it so even though it hasn’t taken off yet, there is potential there. Oh I forgot about Blogger, the source for millions and millions of people to publish a little news and a lot of absolutely nothing. Never the less, it’s a very popular service. And my absolute favorite, Google Desktop Search, bringing the power of Google to the desktop. It is the absolute fastest way to find files on your computer, and the good thing is, you don’t even have to keep everything in neat little folders, just type a keyword and BAM its there.
Which brings me to my next point, what if Google, with all the engineering and algorithm pumping power they have, made an operating system, or an office suite? That would make the 800-pound gorilla (or Microsoft for now) shake in their shoes and Google would become the evil empire of the next generation.
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