I think it's true, they are becoming the next Yahoo, but I think everytime they offer a new service similar to something yahoo or MS offers, they do it better (in general) which is why they have become so popular.
Google will branch out into every conceivable market, I think thats a given, however what remains to be seen is if they beat all their competitors in every market.
If they do, they'll have a monopoly even MS with the desktop OS could only envy
Nice how they redefine spyware to suit their own needs: Kazaa, which is supported by advertising, and Kazaa Plus, which is not advertising supported, do not deliver software -- which we refer to as "spyware" -- that is installed without your prior consent or that gathers any personally identifiable information without your consent.
Not that I'm sayin spyware has a definition. Just makes me laugh that they decide what is and isn't spyware.
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I think it's true, they are becoming the next Yahoo, but I think everytime they offer a new service similar to something yahoo or MS offers, they do it better (in general) which is why they have become so popular. Google will branch out into every conceivable market, I think thats a given, however what remains to be seen is if they beat all their competitors in every market. If they do, they'll have a monopoly even MS with the desktop OS could only envy
...but I wish they'd concentrate more on getting Mac OS working on a PC. That to me is much more interesting that getting Windows working on a mac
If you ask them they don't include spyware http://www.kazaa.com/us/help/new_nospy.htm/
Nice how they redefine spyware to suit their own needs:
Kazaa, which is supported by advertising, and Kazaa Plus, which is not advertising supported, do not deliver software -- which we refer to as "spyware" -- that is installed without your prior consent or that gathers any personally identifiable information without your consent.
Not that I'm sayin spyware has a definition. Just makes me laugh that they decide what is and isn't spyware.