Lots of folks in this thread are pointing out that Google and Microsoft have completely different business models and aren't necessarily competing, so why should MS be interested/worried about Google?
Others are saying the 'search engine war' will never end.
Well, remember what happened to Netscape? Remember the browser wars? In what way did Netscape compete with MS?
some of us have made mistakes that lost companies far more than a million in a few hours. at least people are noticing yours, and probably least notably the fix.
surely someone will appreciate it.
this really just highlights something that happens all the time.
Personally, I think the death of The Simpsons is long overdue. It *was* a truly wonderful series but in the last couple seasons the writing has been awful and it seems like they're just producing new shows to milk the success of previous seasons.
It's a sad death, but good riddance.
Doesn't this seem sort of a great idea, but the wrong way to go about it? 802.11 is functional and nice for home networking, but a pretty crappy protocol in all reality, and Bluetooth is designed specifically to be a great low-power high-speed protocol FOR DEVICES.
I'm sure they're just aiming to be the first in the wireless storage market, making a splash, etc. because 802.11 is actually out there and Bluetooth isn't really widely accepted yet. I would expect to see this thing die off within the year in favor of Bluetooth-based storage devices, though.
The only argument I can see for 802.11 is that 802.11g is way faster than the highest-powered Bluetooth system. Still, that's not a very good argument.
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Lots of folks in this thread are pointing out that Google and Microsoft have completely different business models and aren't necessarily competing, so why should MS be interested/worried about Google? Others are saying the 'search engine war' will never end. Well, remember what happened to Netscape? Remember the browser wars? In what way did Netscape compete with MS?
you made a mistake!
you're famous!
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some of us have made mistakes that lost companies far more than a million in a few hours. at least people are noticing yours, and probably least notably the fix.
surely someone will appreciate it.
this really just highlights something that happens all the time.
Personally, I think the death of The Simpsons is long overdue. It *was* a truly wonderful series but in the last couple seasons the writing has been awful and it seems like they're just producing new shows to milk the success of previous seasons. It's a sad death, but good riddance.
Doesn't this seem sort of a great idea, but the wrong way to go about it? 802.11 is functional and nice for home networking, but a pretty crappy protocol in all reality, and Bluetooth is designed specifically to be a great low-power high-speed protocol FOR DEVICES.
I'm sure they're just aiming to be the first in the wireless storage market, making a splash, etc. because 802.11 is actually out there and Bluetooth isn't really widely accepted yet. I would expect to see this thing die off within the year in favor of Bluetooth-based storage devices, though.
The only argument I can see for 802.11 is that 802.11g is way faster than the highest-powered Bluetooth system. Still, that's not a very good argument.