Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft!

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Google's one-of-a-kind computer network gives it a chance to surpass Microsoft to become the most dominant company in tech, according to the author of a recently published book on the search giant.


Google already has plenty of influence. It handles nearly half of the world's Web searches. It's hiring some of the biggest names in the industry, from the controversial Kai-Fu Lee of Microsoft to the legendary Vint Cerf, an early Internet pioneer. And it has become such the topic du jour in Silicon Valley that its search for a new corporate chef warrants significant local news coverage.

But what's next? Author Stephen Arnold has closely analyzed Google patents, engineering documents and technology and has concluded that Google has a grand ambition--to push the information age off the desktop and onto the Internet. Google, he argues, is aiming to be the network computer platform for delivering so-called "virtual" applications, or software that allows a user to perform a task on any device with an Internet connection.

"Google is this era's transformational computing platform and could be about to unseat Microsoft from its throne," Arnold writes in a summary of his book, "The Google Legacy: How Google's Internet Search is Transforming Application Software," published this month.

For all of its wild success, about 99 percent of Google's revenue still comes from advertising, mostly from Internet keyword searches. Certainly, it has built on the core business, adding everything from the Gmail free Web-based e-mail service to Google Earth, a satellite mapping service. And it has plenty of cash to spend on new technology--nearly $7 billion in cash, $4 billion alone from a secondary stock offering on Sept. 14.

The big question, of course, is what exactly CEO Eric Schmidt & Co. plan to do with that war chest.

In his book, which is available in electronic PDF form only, Arnold concludes that Google has created a supercomputer ready to deliver a host of applications to anyone with a Web browser.

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This is some serios discussion

[Kurther Reich]

Well honestly I'm not to suprised, I mean Google has slowly been transforming into one of the biggest tech companies. For instance I can guarentee that almost everyones homepage when they first go online is at google. Whenever I need to find something just go to google, I never even tried the microsofts version. Aside there search engine, gmail, everyone wants one, and it's the best email service out there. Microsoft outlook...uhhh, I dunno, not to great. Now they even have googletalk. There expanding, and not putting out junk. Although alot of my arguments were personal opinion, I'm sure at least someone agrees! I just think Microsoft isn't doing as good, there an older company, google is relatively new, and more ambitious.
-Reich

[Spartan Erik]

pffh

if you ask me, nissin brand ramen noodles are a big company
in fact, they're planning on doing a t.v. ad in outer space...

but yeah google is great. sure it invades my privacy but i dont mind

[MicrotechXP]

I do not think google will do well. It is just a compny that is a search enjin. That is all.

[FeestBijtje]

I do not think google will do well. It is just a compny that is a search enjin. That is all.

You're wrong.
Its a company with offers mail accounts with is more populair to hotmail and it has allot more handy things in its shell.
I dont know all of it but there are tons of features with google.

[MicrotechXP]

Also this news is wrong. Microsoft will rule Google is Microsoft Buys AOL. It is Microsoft that is building the empire!!!

[n4tec]

Also this news is wrong. Microsoft will rule Google is Microsoft Buys AOL. It is Microsoft that is building the empire!!!

if what you say is true why doesn't microsoft should concentrate on the future and develop a better OS than fight tooth and nail with Google.. And due to that also google is taking advantage of it and growing fast..

[FeestBijtje]

Google is most populair search engine milions of people uses it!
And Bill Gates Buys over his concurition*
Thats pathatic*

[MicrotechXP]

Also this news is wrong. Microsoft will rule Google is Microsoft Buys AOL. It is Microsoft that is building the empire!!!

if what you say is true why doesn't microsoft should concentrate on the future and develop a better OS than fight tooth and nail with Google.. And due to that also google is taking advantage of it and growing fast..

Microsoft is making a better windows. Can't you see Vista. It is going to have better security and more featues. That means they are re-writing the codes!!! :stupid: