I love Google, it is so Useful. With a capital U. Great search engine, great webmail, great calendar, great custom-homepage, great maps. Google is such a popular household name it has become a verb. There seems to be nothing worthwhile online that Google isn’t a part of, in fact occasionally I have had misgivings about the insidiousness of Google – if I was into conspiracy theories I would think that Google was well on their way to world domination.
And that seems to be what Microsoft hates so much about Google. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has allegedly vowed to “f—ing kill Google”. And the latest ploy by Microsoft is to make a bid for Yahoo. The plan is to crush Google with the combined strength of its biggest competitors, which Microsoft says will make a “more competitive marketplace”.
Google says Microsoft is bad news for the Internet and can’t be trusted. I’m inclined to agree, but I will also be keeping a watchful eye on Google!