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300 Years to Index the World's Information

Posted by Zonk on from the everything-else-to-be-destroyed dept.

Kasracer writes "At the Association of National Advertisers annual conference, Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt suggested that it would take 300 years for them to index all of the world's information. From the article: 'We did a math exercise and the answer was 300 years,' Schmidt said in response to an audience question asking for a projection of how long the company's mission will take. 'The answer is it's going to be a very long time.'"

3 of 248 comments (clear)

  1. FUD by CDPatten · · Score: 0, Troll

    they just say stuff to stay on the front page of the news. If MS did this kind of thing you anti-ms people would be screaming bloddy murder.

  2. Why it will take 300 years by commodoresloat · · Score: 0, Troll

    The software they've designed to do the indexing will only run on Longhorn.

  3. Indexing Information No Longer Relevant by zod2008 · · Score: 0, Troll

    After 2008, Google-As-God will no longer worry your minds. Under my power, they will be but tiny figments of your imagination. Googlers will submit to me and kneel. As will you. So vote for me: http://zod2008.com/