Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Is Google worth its weight in gold?
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> | As Google's share price neared $500 Thursday, analysts were unfazed
> | by the fact that the search king's market capitalization is greater
> | than its three biggest Internet rivals combined and about double that
> | of media companies Walt Disney and Time Warner.
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> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6136393.html
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> Of course, this company was only a couple of boys in a garage 8 years ago.
> They used Linux and Python (primarily).
Then there is IBM, who realises that selling services to Linux users
can be profitable. IBM's Global Services division has revenues on the
same level as Microsoft's total revenue. Yes, IBM makes as much money
selling services as Microsoft make selling eveything. The difference
is, without a monopoly, IBM has to compete on cost and quality, instead
of relying on a monopoly position to sell overpriced goods.
Dean G.
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