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Google Might Disappear in Five Years
An anonymous reader writes "Speaking to a packed auditorium at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on May 12, Ballmer trumpeted the ripe opportunities around Microsoft's sprawling business and questioned the ability of Google to maintain its edge. Clearly alluding to Microsoft's key Internet search rival, Ballmer said: 'The hottest company right now -- the one nobody thinks can do any wrong -- may just be a one-hit wonder.' According to concept developed by Ballmer, the online search engines represent the key points of the future technology, and the leader in this domain, none other than Google, is destined to perish in less than five years. These predictions belong exclusively to Microsoft's CEO who sounds a little like Bill Gates announcing iPod's death."
What a load of rubbish, The CEO of a competing company says that Google will not be here in 5 years. This is about as acurit a prediction as the Ipod-Killers.
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google may share its market a little more in 5 years with some new search engines which take some of its market , but it will not kill google.Last time i heard Google was doing extremly well from its Advertising bussines and is certainly sustainable for the foreseeable future.
So i have this to say to you Ballmer
*gets up and dances round the room"
"Bullturd Bullturd Bullturd Bullturd Bullturd
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
He's spreading FUD. Say something enough times and people will start to believe it.
You have to ask yourself why Microsoft say this about google so many times? Its because the're scared.
Yah, because they don't do anything else... Google Groups Google Answers Google News Google Maps Gmail Google Catalogs Froogle Blogger Desktop Search Keyhole Picasa
Free Mac Mini
Damn lack of mod points...
we need a +1 Kruschev reference mod.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. -edward abbey
"but I don't see a serious thing here that's tying people to Google "
I don't go to Google because I like the name Google. I go to Google because it works better.
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
"Name one general purpose device that actually has ever caught on"
The personal computer. I bet you've even seen one.
I'll come a little closer to your intent and nominate the Treo smartphones. They're really good PDAs, and really good phones (although they did indeed have some manufacturing problems).
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
Whoops! Moderate me -1 (Bad Reading Comprehension).
I still think the PC is an excellent example of a powerful, flexible, multifunction machine. Why exclude it from the discussion?
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!