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Microsoft Unfair Competition to Google?
Whilst Google is adding value to Internet connected customers Microsoft is (again) playing foul.

I confirm my PC worked fairly well (until Vista launch) - when the "obsolesce" programming of Microsoft started to indicate that I have outgrown my computer which (of course) is getting older and must be replaced with newer and more "beautiful" Vista OS.

Now I remarked a NOTICEABLE and progressive sluggishness of my Windows XP-Pro IBM Thinkpad since I installed Google Search.

Not only I had my PC tuned by "geeks" (in China) to seek the poor performance, installing a performance software analyzer - which improved performance moderately.

However when I de-installed the Google Search feature on my PC performance came back to "normal" (i.e. Sucks Less) with XP Pro.

I am convinced Microsoft plays foul in their "dirty" industry monopoly.

My next PC will be Linux based - finished Microsoft environmental damage and global Warming due to swapping out perfectly good equipment. Hope fully Google can provide some conversion tools so we can help the world to abandon the abrasive strategy from Redmond.

"Pumpkinseed" in France
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Microsoft CEO calls Google complaint 'baseless'  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/07
lol  Jack-Booted EULA | 06/20/07
Google Complaint  Ronspruell | 06/20/07
Well, from Steve Balmers point of view, it is is only "fair" that Microsoft  DonnieBoy | 06/16/07
But Spotlight it okay, right?  A_Pickle | 06/16/07
But of course it is...!  Wolfie2K3 | 06/16/07
Come on guys, Microsoft is claiming they to not get an advantage from this,  DonnieBoy | 06/17/07
Finally, you get it  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
Donnieboy, why do you care what search  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/07
Well, I run Windows and I care  Res Ipsa Loquitur | 06/18/07
Well, from Eric Schmidt's point of view, it is is only "fair" that Google  GuidingLight | 06/18/07
Microsoft Unfair Competition to Google?  pumkinseed@... | 06/16/07
You people are amazing.  A_Pickle | 06/16/07
No no no no  Res Ipsa Loquitur | 06/18/07
And yet  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
Of course it is fair competition!  rodolfoop@... | 06/23/07
Message has been deleted.  Reverend MacFellow | 06/16/07
Having fun posting spam?  Grayson Peddie | 06/16/07
MS sells an operating system  Michael Kelly | 06/16/07
BINGO!  Wolfie2K3 | 06/17/07
RE: MS sells an operating system  Don't Ask Me | 06/18/07
Search utilities have been included in Windows for DECADES  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
Sounds like Dog Eat Dog!  andrej770 | 06/20/07
I agree...  alphawiz | 06/19/07
More idiotic complaints  ubaz2 | 06/17/07
MS is a souless corp...  wmlundine | 06/22/07
Sorry, but you could also say that people expect a word processor and  DonnieBoy | 06/17/07
You've never hit Ctrl-F in Windows?  Michael Kelly | 06/17/07
If you can NOT turn of the MS search product, then YES, you are blocking  DonnieBoy | 06/17/07
It's a service, you CAN turn it off  Michael Kelly | 06/17/07
Donnieboy, you really need to spend sometime with Vista  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/07
That is why I have mine installed  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
I should have read you first  GuidingLight | 06/18/07
You are wrong. Even DOS had a file search option  GuidingLight | 06/18/07
Yes, thy called it Wang...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/07
Just let it go!  metalcrit | 06/17/07
How about if MS justs lets it go, and quits trying to leverage the desktop  DonnieBoy | 06/17/07
You haven't answered my question.  A_Pickle | 06/17/07
*Customers* like Windows, a LOT.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/07
If customers wanted a stripped down OS  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/07
What exactly is an integral part of an OS these days anyway  mrjonno | 06/18/07
People want distributions  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
Exactly what you would expect  davidr69 | 06/18/07
No_ax_to_grind  Res Ipsa Loquitur | 06/18/07
Think People  aallord | 06/18/07
There's nothing stopping the OEMs from turning off Windows Search  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
Sure Throw Money At It.  aallord | 06/18/07
So what's your suggestion?  Michael Kelly | 06/18/07
Boo Hoo - Poor Google  jpr75_z | 06/18/07
Poor Google, against monopoly, yeah, right!  rodolfoop@... | 06/23/07

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