Comments on: Microsoft's sumo match with Google

By: Irfan Khayal, Dubai, Dubai

Irfan Khayal, Dubai, Dubai — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:59:26 +0000

Make no mistake. Marketing dollars spent on online advertising is incorporated in the price of the product or service. There is no such thing as free lunch.

By: Edward, Minneapolis, MN

Edward, Minneapolis, MN — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:16:08 +0000

What? You all know it is impossible for any entity to have 100% market share of anything. Let Google be Google; Microsoft needs to quit being all things to all people and pull back and improve what it already has; alot of broken software. Get real Steve.

By: Edward Dodds, Victoria, Texas

Edward Dodds, Victoria, Texas — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:05:00 +0000

While either way this argument goes, look at the work the two companies are doing, and then determine which would be better for the consumer.

How much has Microsoft done with open source or open protocol works? While Google is a corporation out for profit just as any other one is, Google puts its money into open source projects.

Microsoft just simply is not able to create the momentum that they need on their own, so they do what any other desperate corporation would do. Buy out enough until they have the momentum they need. Microsoft is playing a losing game, and is far out of its leauge.

By: Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX

Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:43:47 +0000

Google is not the best search engine and has become an out of control beast on the internet.

Posted By Brad, NY, NY

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By: Mark Watson, Oak Park Heights, Minn.

Mark Watson, Oak Park Heights, Minn. — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:48:45 +0000

Can Microsoft close the purchase of the

search engine Yahoo!? Definitely not.

By: Brad, NY, NY

Brad, NY, NY — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:11:19 +0000

Google is not the best search engine and has become an out of control beast on the internet.

By: siva, morrisville, nc

siva, morrisville, nc — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:41:48 +0000

By bidding offer to Yahoo, Microsoft said that they are NUTS in the online business. They can never accomplish to compete with Google. The trick of gathering new software and improve it and throw it on consumers does not work in the online world. Google is a way ahead in the competition – so, MSN – your efforts are waste !!!

By: John Stanwick, Lexington, Kentucky

John Stanwick, Lexington, Kentucky — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:36:46 +0000

OK, you guys play around Google and Microsoft and there are companies which are in the hiding make Google, MSN, and others that this is child's play. Walmart's comparison is not accurate and people can move away from Google and they are one-click away.

Check these companies out – http://www.visvo.com, http://www.wikia.com, http://www.mahalo.com...

Disclosure – I am not associated with these companies in any way.

By: Curtis Wade, Knoxville TN

Curtis Wade, Knoxville TN — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:46:35 +0000

Jorge and Ryan are both misguided.

Jorge says, "when was the last time you got something for free and from who?"

Let's see:

Windows Media Player – Microsoft

Internet Explorer – Microsoft

Free stuff from a big company. Oops, I just compared Google to another large company. If you think a company gives away free products or services to the masses for some other purpose then to generate revenue, then you are in fact a moron?

Those free services are wonderful for us all, but they cost someone money, and that someone is advertisers. People who buy advertising in your local "free" phone book also understand this.

The article has nothing to do with how happy the employees are nor does it compare specific products and services. It compares the fact that the two companies use techniques to out sell their competitors. The techniques, methods, products, employee benefits, etc. are different, but the results are the same – To monopolize.

As long as you're using Google's free stuff and not actually doing business with them, you really don't know what you're talking about.

I think Google is a great company, but the comparison was not misguided.

By: Roger from Santa Barbara, CA

Roger from Santa Barbara, CA — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:34:35 +0000

Who cares about Wal Mart? Not even in a comparable industry (different dynamics surrounding the retail industry & the software/Internet marketing industry).

Here is the real reason why Google will be surpassing Microsoft in the software arena. Microsoft has had a history of creating their own standards and having a closed programming environment. Google understands the power and effectiveness of Internet connectivity and Google's approach has been more open source on a lot of their endeavors. They encourage the online programming community to create and promote software tools that benefit the entire online community instead of finding strategies to gouge people later on.

Many in the computer literate world (incl. me) dislike the fact that Microsoft tries to embed their software in every aspect of their OS. This has a tendency to create bloated software (something that doesn't benefit the consumer). No wonder why people (incl. management in Google) promote open source projects. One example of this is Open Office.

Microsoft needs to fundamentally change their strategy and stop trying to shaft people. Most people don't enjoy being shafted or having Microsoft products shoved down our throats just because we may choose to use a Windows-based OS.