Out with Microsoft, In with Google.

[IAIHMB]

It's about time someone will take down what appears to be the industry standard, Internet Explorer. I like the part where all "Nooglers" are given little hats with propellers on top.

http://www.nypost.com/business/30438.htm

[thecoalman]

Which standard IE or Google, they are both giants that need a little taming.

[808smokey]

Micro$oft is also getting into trouble with google by using "doorway" pages to get there page ranks in the top 5 in google search returns. You can read about it

HERE

They might get banned

[d_unbeliever]

i read somewhere that Microsoft is buying Google this year...there goes my favorite search engine

[IAIHMB]

I really don't see how Microsoft could buy out Google. I haven't been keeping up with the news, but Google was suppose to start selling stock, estimates say that would make Larry Page and Sergey Brin instant billionaires.

[thecoalman]

i read somewhere that Microsoft is buying Google this year...there goes my favorite search engine

They were courting them and it fell through, MS is in the process of launching there own SE to compete with Google.

[IAIHMB]

Wait a minute, Microsoft already has a search engine, MSN.

[thecoalman]

Wait a minute, Microsoft already has a search engine, MSN.

Licensed from someone else....

Edit: Looksmart to be exact.

[808smokey]

Google was suppose to start selling stock, estimates say that would make Larry Page and Sergey Brin instant billionaires.

Read this

[Shocker Milwaukee]

September 19, 2004 -- Google, $1.67 billion richer from its August initial public offering, is spending its money poaching the brightest minds from arch-rival Microsoft and other tech giants.

M$ had so much extra cash recently that it distributed 9 billion dollars to its shareholders. It could buy Google several times over.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2004/nf20040722_5260_db016.htm

[IAIHMB]

September 19, 2004 -- Google, $1.67 billion richer from its August initial public offering, is spending its money poaching the brightest minds from arch-rival Microsoft and other tech giants.

M$ had so much extra cash recently that it distributed 9 billion dollars to its shareholders. It could buy Google several times over.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2004/nf20040722_5260_db016.htm

Microsoft definitely would have enough money to purchase Google, but I seriously doubt they could get ahold of more than 50% of Google's stock. :P

[Shocker Milwaukee]

M$ could afford to pay many times over market value for the stock. If they want it, I'd imagine they could get it.

[IAIHMB]

Larry Page and Sergey Brin don't seem like that type of people. They are set for life already, having that much more money doesn't really seem like it would matter.

[Shocker Milwaukee]

Money talks.

[housepig]

Money talks.

if they were that driven to sell out, they could have sold out several times over the past couple of years. they actually strike me as having some personal integrity, and some goals that go beyond large amounts of money.

[Shocker Milwaukee]

I don't doubt that's entirely possible.

[IAIHMB]

You guys might want to do a WhoIs lookup for http://www.gbrowser.com/.

[thecoalman]

They could just be covering there bases, a lot of companies do. I wouldn't doubt they have intentions on launching a browser but that doesn't mean they are. If they did most likely that site would turn into a redirect anyway.

I've done it myself, who do you think registered digitalnepa.com

[JeeDub]

I forget where I found out about it, but there is another neat search engine out there that you may want to have a look at.
It is called www.a9.com .
It uses Google plus a bunch of other search engines to find whatever you are looking for. I like it.

L8r, JeeDub

[JeeDub]

I forget where I found out about it, but there is another neat search engine out there that you may want to have a look at.
It is called www.a9.com .
It uses Google plus a bunch of other search engines to find whatever you are looking for. I like it.

L8r, JeeDub

[Jayhawk]

M$ could afford to pay many times over market value for the stock. If they want it, I'd imagine they could get it.

Actually, probably not since Google has gone public. All companies now have "poison pill" provisions in their bylaws that prevent unwanted takeovers. He's a quote from an Associated Press article:

Among the most troublesome areas: Its establishment of a dual-class capital structure with unequal voting rights. Shares held by its founders, executives, directors and employees represent about 83 percent of the voting power, and carry 10 votes each, versus the one vote per share given to common stockholders.

And since a majority of the super-voting shares are held by Google's two founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and its chief executive Eric Schmidt, they have significant influence over all matters requiring shareholder approval. That includes the election of directors, potential mergers and asset sales

[handyguy]

http://search.msn.com/

Says its Microsoft Corp right on the page. I like that one, no ads, & nobody trying to buy the top results.

[thecoalman]

http://search.msn.com/

Says its Microsoft Corp right on the page. I like that one, no ads, & nobody trying to buy the top results.

The ads show up on the SERP's, actually worse than google there on top.