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mmm...

not really...
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=Halo&word2=Miyamoto

And let me jump right in the middle of this and just say that Miyamoto wins.

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=09+F9+11+02+9D+74+E3+5B+D8+41+56+C5+63+56+88+C 0&word2=31337 I guess it still isn't THAT popular...

It's got a long way to go before it can beat the DMCA and win freedom!

Just look: http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=09+F9+11+02+9D+74+E3+5B+D8+41+56+C5+63+56+88+C 0&word2=DMCA

>> it's unix
> OS X is not UNIX [google.com]

That's your evidence? A bunch of Google hits (most of which contain good arguments disagreeing with you)?

If that's your standard of proof, then a Googlefight should settle the issue:

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=os+x+is+unix&word2=os+x+is+not+unix

Or how about this book: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Implementation-UNIX-O perating-System/dp/0201061961

Notice it doesn't say "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX-like Operating System"

Animated version Google vs. Viacom

Sounds like a fair fight...

YouTube all the way, baby! But only because I let GoogleFight make all my important decisions now, and it seems heavily biased in YouTube's favour. Surprising.

Considering Viacom is a 52 to 1 underdog, I'm going to be prudent and pick Google.

Googlefight agrees

As for the objective truth: Rob Enderle genius: 54K hits, Rob Enderle idiot: 32K hits :P

Not that that makes him any less of an idiot...

But don't take my word for, as Google confirms the objective truth: Rob Enderle insightful: 9,270 hits, Rob Enderle idiot: 32.200 hits

Yeah, the thing about that is...

Rob Enderle genius: 55,500 results, Rob Enderle idiot: 32,200 hits

not to mention:

But don't take my word for, as Google confirms the objective truth: Rob Enderle insightful: 9,270 hits, Rob Enderle idiot: 32.200 hits

Yeah, the thing about that is...

Rob Enderle genius: 55,500 results, Rob Enderle idiot: 32,200 hits

not to mention:

But don't take my word for, as Google confirms the objective truth: Rob Enderle insightful: 9,270 hits, Rob Enderle idiot: 32.200 hits

Yeah, the thing about that is...

Rob Enderle genius: 55,500 results, Rob Enderle idiot: 32,200 hits

not to mention:

Bad news..... Rob Enderle is sexy Very bad news... for all of us.

Remember, Enderle is the guy who's predicted the demise of the Macintosh more than anyone else. If there's a topic involving the Mac, Windows, or Linux, there's no question he'll be on the wrong side of it. It's amazing to see a pundit come in at a full 1750 MiliDvorak's on the Idiot Tech Pundit Scale.

But don't take my word for, as Google confirms the objective truth:
Rob Enderle insightful: 9,270 hits, Rob Enderle idiot: 32.200 hits

Anytime I read the phrase "Rob Enderle says," I know I can stop reading right there.

If force of numbers is required, I'll back him up as well :-).

The subjunctive mood is commonly used to introduce a hypothetical case (often contrary to fact) which is then considered in the remainder of the sentence, exactly as your example used it, e.g. "Were I to go out, I would need a coat (but I don't intend to, so I'm fine without)".

In this case the writer's intention appears to be to imply that either this wasn't actually intended as an attack, or that it was intended to be an attack, but that he thinks it failed to hit its target. Either way, it's not the subjunctive case as it's a comment on the attack as it was, rather than any consideration of a hypothetical attack.

I suspect that he doesn't think much of the attack, and it should read "The attack, such as it was, came from Microsoft's Associate General Counsel who was giving a speech".

But don't take my word for it:

From grammar: wikipedia gives a good explanation of the uses of the subjunctive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood, and the closest comparable usage is an archaic (biblical) one.

From common usage: Googlefight shows over 500 to 1 in favour of "such as it was" http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=%22such+as+it+was%22&word2=%22such+as+it+were% 22.

Google Fights to the rescue. Looks like 4% to me.

• WinCE vs. PalmOS => Winner: PalmOS
• XBox 360 vs. Playstation 3 => Winner: XBox 360
• Internet Explorer vs. Netscape => Winner: Internet Explorer
• Doubledisk/Doublespace vs. Stacker => Winner: Stacker
• Windows vs. OS/2 => Winner: Windows

• WinCE vs. PalmOS => Winner: PalmOS
• XBox 360 vs. Playstation 3 => Winner: XBox 360
• Internet Explorer vs. Netscape => Winner: Internet Explorer
• Doubledisk/Doublespace vs. Stacker => Winner: Stacker
• Windows vs. OS/2 => Winner: Windows

• WinCE vs. PalmOS => Winner: PalmOS
• XBox 360 vs. Playstation 3 => Winner: XBox 360
• Internet Explorer vs. Netscape => Winner: Internet Explorer
• Doubledisk/Doublespace vs. Stacker => Winner: Stacker
• Windows vs. OS/2 => Winner: Windows

• WinCE vs. PalmOS => Winner: PalmOS
• XBox 360 vs. Playstation 3 => Winner: XBox 360
• Internet Explorer vs. Netscape => Winner: Internet Explorer
• Doubledisk/Doublespace vs. Stacker => Winner: Stacker
• Windows vs. OS/2 => Winner: Windows

• WinCE vs. PalmOS => Winner: PalmOS
• XBox 360 vs. Playstation 3 => Winner: XBox 360
• Internet Explorer vs. Netscape => Winner: Internet Explorer
• Doubledisk/Doublespace vs. Stacker => Winner: Stacker
• Windows vs. OS/2 => Winner: Windows

Googlefight to the death. Winner takes the trademark.

http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1= Apple+AND+iPhone&word2=Cisco+AND+iPhone

Looks like Cisco got iPwned

Uhh...

Anthropomorphise : anthromorphize :: 48400 : 1590

Anthropomorphize : anthromorphize :: 132000 : 1590

Uhh...

Anthropomorphise : anthromorphize :: 48400 : 1590

Anthropomorphize : anthromorphize :: 132000 : 1590

To answer your question empirically, I asked googlefight.

do no evil : do evil = 90,100,000 : 109,000,000

it's official! the bloods win the longtime feud with the crips..

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=crips&word2=bloods/

Well Slashdot beat the pulp out of steelers. http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=slashdot&word2=steelers

there can be no doubt, this must be very embarassing for Google:-).

American English seem to be taking over...

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=al+gore&word2=khan KAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHN!

I'd think [Apple would] get sued for trademark infringement.

I'd think Apple would have a pretty good defense: either that "i[Whatever]" tends to be automatically associated with it nowadays anyway, or that "i[Whatever]" is such a diluted term that it's un-trademark-able.

In fact, this is one case where I'd almost think Apple has grounds to sue Cisco, not the other way around. People at Cisco must have heard about the long-standing rumors of the [Apple] iPhone (even the rumors were using that name); to release a product of the same name makes them look like squatters intentionally trying to profit off Apple's mindshare.

You can tell that the word "iPhone" was always associated with Apple in several ways:

• "iPhone Apple" gets twice as many hits on Google as iPhone Cisco" (for some reason, GoogleFight gives different results, but Apple still wins)
• most of the first-page hits on Google for "iPhone" (without any company name) are about the Apple version (and half the remainder are about a third "iPhone," which is apparently a VOIP service not associated with Cisco)
• the official company website for the Cisco iPhone doesn't even appear on the first page of Google results while the Apple one is the top hit

and, most persuasive IMHO:

• the [Apple] "iPhone" Wikipedia article has existed since 29 June 2005, while the "iPhone (Linksys)" article has only existed since 19 December 2006.

Even the mere fact that the Apple article uses the generic term, while the Linksys one requires the qualifier, should be a huge clue. The bottom line is this: if anyone has a claim to the term "iPhone," it's Apple, not Cisco.

Mispelling?

You may be right. Proof By Googlefight shows that hadron beats hardon by an eight to one margin. That's surprising. I didn't think that I would be able to find anything that beat a hardon on the Internet.

I thought it was "elephant in the room"? Googlefight!. We're talking orders of magnitude here... Please tell me that lame TV commercial that botched the idiom isn't starting a trend? I think 800 lb gorilla should remain as the Urban Dictionary's "an overbearing entity in a specific industry or sphere of activity" and not expand to the more abstract, from Wikipedia, "an obvious truth that is being ignored"

Maybe this guys can help you make a decision.

Clearly, Google wins.

gootube doesn't do as well though...

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=gootube&word2=Mark+cuban

Proof!

Porn still beats your stupid calculations.

Sex easily beats porn, though. Make love, not porn!

Porn still beats your stupid calculations.

Sex easily beats porn, though. Make love, not porn!

No no no. The fight is here: PS3 vs. Wii And frankly I'd say it's still to close to call.

According to my research (I googled), HIV will cancel itself out. You're a genius!

And the winner is...

Now, if you search the Tubes, you will find that some people have experienced problems with ReiserFS.

google 1,660,000,000 results

microsoft 964,000,000 results

Wrong comparison. GP said Google and not Google Fight. Google knocks out Magic 8 ball.

Not yet, it seems. The magic 8 ball is still more popular.

Try this for a more accurate "spam" vs. "hot dogs" google fight:

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&wo rd1=Spam+-email+-filter&word2=Hot+Dogs

Which meat product is more popular?