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Re: Is Google the Microsoft of search engines?

  • Subject: Re: Is Google the Microsoft of search engines?
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:40:21 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.infosystems.search,alt.internet.search-engines
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John Bokma wrote:

> thatguy wrote:
> 
>> What I mean by that is, is Google trying to take over
>> the search engine biz by using patents and buyouts and
>> by trying to eliminate competition rather than respect
>> the free market?
> 
> Business as usual, when did you ever think it would be different?
> Companies that are in existence for "the good of their customers" often
> are not able to make the first year.


Google soon take great responsibility and need to retain their /loyalty/,
not just to the customer, but also to the thousands of Google employees who
have a spouse and kids...


>> And, I'm curious what you think are the long-term
>> prospects of Google given the democratizing nature
>> of the Internet.
> 
> The Internet is not a democracy

Ideally it should be, but we are not quite there yet.

Roy

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