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."

Comments

Re:We have heard it before from M$

[Donny Smith]

>Lying to your stockholders by promising things you can't deliver is bad business.

Oh so you KNOW they can't deliver?

I recently bought a $500 Windows smart phone (includes a camera and a music player which plays MP3s) and I'm extremely happy with it (yes, it does crash once a week, but it's a small tradeoff for all the good features).

AFAIK they've already delivered on their promise.