Comments on: The GoogleClick era begins

By: Bastard from a Basket, Kirkland, Washington

Bastard from a Basket, Kirkland, Washington — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:46:26 +0000

As operating systems become ubiquitous, Microsoft will slowly lose their Monopoly on Installed OS, simply because Web Applications will become the norm. I use Mac, Linux, and Vista, however the applications I use on them have no regard as to the OS. Actually. OSX runs most efficiently while Vista is such a paranoid bloated OS. If Google presses forward with Web Based applications and OS, then indeed, MicroSoft will become obsolete in the next decade.

By: Mark, Charleston, SC

Mark, Charleston, SC — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:02:39 +0000

Google and Microsoft still are not equal in terms of monopoly power.

Windows runs on 95% of the world’s desktops. They boast an install base of a billion computers.

What does Google have? A free service? Where’s the lock-in? Yes, there are network effects from having a big ad network, but it’s not the same as Microsoft’s lock-in.

That is my $0.02 why the EU treats Google differently than Microsoft.

By: Klaus, Los Angeles, CA

Klaus, Los Angeles, CA — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:01:19 +0000

I would like to take the vitals of that competitive number two and submit them to the lab for testing.

By: Freddie Memphis, TN

Freddie Memphis, TN — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:43:18 +0000

It seems like Google can do no wrong. I find it odd that the EU gives Google its “blessing” to purchase DoubleClick, and it gives so much hell to Microsoft? Microsoft and Yahoo! should merge and give Google a run for its money.