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Yet More Google Gazing

Posted by michael on from the future-cloudy-ask-again dept.

povvell writes "Bob Cringely has joined the club and just set out his personal vision for the future of Google now that it's flush with cash, thereby joining a happy band of Google gazers. But is he right, and are they? My own guess is that the company intends to become the biggest advertising platform in the world. What's yours?"

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  1. So by Orgazmus · · Score: 5, Funny

    you think google is heading for ad-world domination?
    Well, im buying that :)

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  2. Maybe by aboxbayz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they just needed the cash for hard drives for ppls gig o' spam accounts

  3. now that it's flush with cash by Phreakiture · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...now that it's flush with cash...

    What?!? They flushed their cache?!? What are we going to do when someone gets Slashdotted?!?

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  4. Re:Making Mistakes by iamdrscience · · Score: 4, Funny
    Maybe really smart high level execs need more really smart high level people to help look over their mistakes privately so this doesnt happen as much.
    But if a really smart high level executive has a really smart high level person look over their mistakes, wouldn't that mean they would make the mistake nine times? I'd hate to see what happens when he shares it with larger group. 3^8 mistakes? That could get ridiculous.
  5. Arf ! by Professeur+Shadoko · · Score: 2, Funny

    reading the title of your post, I first thought you meant that google wanted the IPO money to buy Microsoft.

    Now THAT would be a successful IPO.

  6. Re:Microsoft buyout by rokzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Why would Microsoft buy a company for $20 billion and then run it into the ground?

    habit?

  7. I forgot.. by MisanthropicProgram · · Score: 4, Funny
    THANK YOU!

    For your eyes only. In other words, the Mod's won't see this, so I expect only you to see this!!

    P.S. Cheers!

    They don't drill down this deep!

  8. Re:Sick of it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Am I the only one who's sick of GOOGLE? Everywhere I turn, there's some chap blabbing away about GOOGLE and its IPO. Enough, already!

    C'mon, Mr. Gates, jealousy isn't very nice.

  9. Re:As long as google doesn't break by astrotek · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't care as long as Adsense continues to send me 300+/week :)

  10. What is this "Google" you speak of? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I did a WebCrawler search and can't find anything about it. It is a NCSA Mosaic enhancement?

  11. Re:All I know is... by NewtonTwo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought of them more like "A group of SMFs that wanted to make some neat shit".

    I think boatloads of money is some pretty neat shit.

  12. My guess... by csoto · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are just trying to solidify the BRAND, so they can start selling tasty, fruity, frozen GooglePops (with Vitamin C)!

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