____/ Dr. Zhivago on Tuesday 19 June 2007 00:41 : \____
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> "Rex Ballard" <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1182206461.928459.317150@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On Jun 18, 11:02 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> Google gets into politics
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | As Google gets bigger and the pots of cash grow, so the firm needs
>>> | to increase its political influence.
>>
>> The irony is that most of these opportunities were "out in the open".
>> They were based on Open Source technology (linux, dig, crawlers,
>> WAIS...).
>> They were based on publicly available information (usenet newsgroups)
>> The aquisitions were thought to be insane at the time (YouTube).
>> The offerings were highly leveraged - very little customer investment
>> gives very large return.
>> Service was optimized to best meet the needs of both the paying
>> customers (advertizers), and non-paying (searchers).
>> Most of the "ideas" had been posted on usenet and mailing lists for
>> years.
>> Eric Schmidt just did what it took to turn good ideas into reality.
>>
>> Politicians (paid by Microsoft) have tried to tie up google with lots
>> of red tape, including:
>
>
> Jesus <snip>
*plonk*
Stick to one name, Gary.
Good post, by the way, Rex. Your points are all very valid. Mind the subject
line, which has a question mark. There's a coordinated character assassination
attack on Google. Your long post makes a good case that refutes all the mess
and disinformation.
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~~ Best of wishes
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