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Google's Love For Small Businesses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-one-is-small-on-the-internet dept.

bariswheel writes "The Fearless Frog is at it again: In his latest post, Cringely aims to slap some sense into Microsoft, Apple, and IBM altogether. From the article: 'What counts is that for Microsoft the platform is the PC while for Google the platform is the Internet and nobody can hope to control the Internet -- not Microsoft OR Google. Google is making a ton of money from people [small/medium sized businesses] who never were even in business before. This is not only a fundamental change in how advertising is done; it is a fundamental change in how BUSINESS is done.'"

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  1. Re:old ways... by flobberchops · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you want to buy Microsoft Office 1000?

  2. Re:old ways... by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 4, Funny
    Now SELLING a product, THAT's where the action is!
    Advanced as you think you are I can see you're still stuck in the old ways of the 20th century. The action is in SELLING, not seling a product. Products costs millions to develop and cheap as it is to manufacture them overseas it still costs money. No, SELLING WITHOUT A PRODUCT is where the in crowd knows the action is.
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  3. Re:old ways... by ceoyoyo · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have indeed surpassed me. I request to study under your tutelage. I aspire to the ultimate zen, profit with no product nor service nor any other material trapping.

  4. Google loves small businesses by asuffield · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...for they are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

    [Yeah, it's an old one, but do I get bonus points for spelling 'ketchup' correctly?]

    1. Re:Google loves small businesses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, it's spelled 'catsup'. Damn Yanks...

  5. Great quote from the article... by bmarklein · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Apple is just Microsoft with a sense of style" - Robert Cringely

  6. File this one under "Apple" by Aqua+OS+X · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thanks for putting this story under the Apple category... we almost missed our daily quota of Apple related stories.

    Note: we're also lacking the monthly story about AIDS finally being cured.

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  7. Re:Scary thought for a business plan... by creepynut · · Score: 2, Funny

    They'd not only charge for a licence each time the doorbell is rang, but also it'd be DRM'ed so much that it only worked on one house. You give the house a new paint job, some renovations, and you've gotta get a new doorbell.

  8. Re:What does cringely see as Apple's "platform"? by argent · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft's platform, by extension, consists of products designed for people who are programmers and techno-geeks,

    I'm a programmer and a techno-geek, and that puppy ain't designed for me.

  9. Re:OneNigger Suite of Collaborative Trolling Utili by Kreigaffe · · Score: 3, Funny

    This guy subscribed to slashdot just to spam this shit?

    WTF, sir. WTF indeed.

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  10. Re:OneNigger Suite of Collaborative Trolling Utili by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You logged in, and responded to this fucking thread?

    WTF, sir. WTF indeed.

  11. Re:old ways... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So, you want to work in insurance do you?