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Gates on Google
EnsignExtra writes " A long and interesting article in Fortune on the battle between Gates and Google. 'Forced to watch Google's stock soar the way Microsoft's used to, and Brin and Page enjoy their roles as tech's new rock stars, Gates brings to the fight a ferocity that nobody has seen since the Netscape war a decade ago. Their popularity gets under his skin. "There's companies that are just so cool that you just can't even deal with it," he says sarcastically, suggesting that Google is nothing more than the latest fad, adding, "At least they know to wear black."...Trying to build a Google killer, however, has turned out to be truly humbling for Microsoft.'"
Google vs ..the fight concluded.
Microsoft
If Gates used Linux he could just "killall -9 Google"
No small thanks to our very own googledotdotorg :).
My photolog
I think it's because Dogs need constant attention and maintenence, much like MS' software
When criminals in this world appear
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and break the laws that they should fear
and frighten all who see or hear
the cry goes up both far and near
for Underdog! Underdog! Underdog! Underdog!
Credits to: http://www.delorie.com/users/dj/tidbits/underdog_
The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
...they're so cool you could keep a side of meat in them for a month, so hip you have difficulty seeing over their pelvis...
(sorry, Douglas)
Well it keeps to the spirit of their software! It just works.
Its ambitious new operating system, code-named Longhorn, is more than a year late, even after having been scaled back. Linux, the free operating system that Gates once scoffed at, is fighting Microsoft for share in both the server and desktop markets, forcing the company to do the unthinkable: offer customer discounts. Last year it had to spend $1 billion to rewrite thousands of lines of code to make its programs less susceptible to viruses. Its Xbox gaming console is winning raves from players but has yet to make serious money. Meanwhile, Apple has stolen the show in online music with its hugely popular iPod and iTunes Music Store. Plus, the recently released Firefox browser, which can be downloaded free, has forced Gates to reconstitute an Internet Explorer development team.
And as Microsoft is getting attacked on all fronts, am I the only one smiling from ear to ear?
What about Bob?
"If you want to be the best,
If you want to beat the rest,
Medication's what you need..."
BTW, did anyone else notice that MS slashed their R&D budget? How do they expect to thrive in new markets if they don't try new stuff? You can only leverage a desktop monopoly so far...
I thought they had a free R&D facility in Cupertino, CA?
Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
You downloaded Google? Did it fit on a floppy or did you need a Zip disk?
Hm, let's see.
googol
n : a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
I guess they're finally starting to make apparent their business model.
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I have no idea what that was supposed to mean. Mix in a few more metaphors and it might just make sense.
Mark my words...the M$ search engine project and it's (imho) inevitable failure will be the death knell for M$.
If you are wrong, we'll never believe an A.C. again.
--DOINK!--
It looks like you're trying to destroy another company! Would you like to:
a) Buy it and assimilate it into your company, then claim to the media that this constitutes "innovation."
b) Buy it and lock the employees into their buildings to starve to death once the vending machines give out.
c) Buy it and send Ballmer over to annoy the hell out of them.
d) Buy a country and send its armed forces to wipe all assets of the company from the face of the Earth.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
Maybe I could google for it.
Yes, just google for worst search engine.