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...has a ring about it similar to the "World of the Future" depicted in the 1939 World's Fair. Hardly any of the predictions of the technological gurus of that day panned out. If history is any guide, then many - most even - of the current breathless predictions being made today will meet similar fates.
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Yes, the asset that Google will leverage is the ability  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
wrong  Valis Keogh | 09/21/05
They will not touch their search business as it is (for now)  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Good point  asthorpe@... | 09/21/05
Yes, the asset that Google will leverage is the ability  Loverock Davidson | 09/21/05
Google can' t neutralize Microsoft, they can only  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Another point. Google needs to take direct aim at Microsofts greatest  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Exactly  Real World | 09/21/05
My good friend Andy Dufrane  Bacon 3000 | 09/21/05
I wish Google woud buy WordPerfect,  asthorpe@... | 09/21/05
Different Mindset  slogdog | 09/21/05
Your projection...  dsentman@... | 09/21/05
Perhaps Not  slogdog | 09/21/05
Google's grand ambition  Loverock Davidson | 09/21/05
Right, just what we need...  dsentman@... | 09/21/05
Is it really THAT hard to just ignore them?  Michael Kelly | 09/21/05
Everything is easy...  dsentman@... | 09/21/05
Interesting  Roger Ramjet | 09/21/05
Application hosting...  dsentman@... | 09/21/05
This author hasn't taken his prozac today!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/21/05
Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft  Loverock Davidson | 09/21/05
Getting Ahead of yourself  jfp | 09/21/05
Oh, you want to keep your own terabyte database of satelite data???  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Internet Apps  jknight_z | 09/21/05
Companies Already do this  mrhoyt4 | 09/21/05
Overhead  jknight_z | 09/21/05
Small to mid-size companies will NOT be able to justify having their own  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Dreaming again  mmazur@... | 09/25/05
I'm a business user. Where's Word, Excel and Access?  sduraybito | 09/21/05
Apps  jknight_z | 09/21/05
LOL!  sduraybito | 09/21/05
Google could create a self branded version of OpenOffice.  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
This is like Poland taking out Germany  osreinstall | 09/21/05
The problem for Microsoft, OpenOffice is open source. They can't just buy  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Google is all about the Green!  osreinstall | 09/21/05
Yes, that is one strategy, buy up the competition.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Keep Dreaming Donnieboy!  osreinstall | 09/22/05
osreinstall: The world is changing, and Microsoft can't adapt.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Oh Puleese Donnieboy  osreinstall | 09/22/05
Yea, and people said IBM would never have problems, or DEC for that matter  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Google will have problems also  osreinstall | 09/22/05
Google could have problems, but they are way ahead of MS right now.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Google is way overrated.  osreinstall | 09/22/05
Move along, nothing to see here...  John Zern | 09/21/05
That is what Microsoft wants you to think, Google is nothing, use MSN,  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Where can I find them?  adobes | 09/21/05
He is joking, but Google can rebrand OpenOffice, so it is comming.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
I hope not  mmazur@... | 09/25/05
Some of the applications will be cashed on your computer and updated  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Get real  sduraybito | 09/21/05
And, tell me, do you still keep your money under your matress????  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
10X more secure?  JoeMama_z | 09/21/05
No there are levels of security. With enough effort, you can penetrate  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
encryption must be a new concept to you...  Dave P. | 09/21/05
Agrre - big companies would not fly.  wolf5370 | 09/22/05
The big companies can afford a full IT staff with advanced training.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
It's "cached" not "cashed" (nt)  Real World | 09/21/05
Sorry, I don' t have all day to post. I do make mistakes.  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
All evidence to the contrary...(nt)  Real World | 09/21/05
Not unlike Axe Grinder, et al? (NT)  Jack-Booted EULA | 09/21/05
Google's grand ambition  sid666666 | 09/21/05
Until....  jknight_z | 09/21/05
Perfect!  John Zern | 09/21/05
To judge the likelihood of this...  dsentman@... | 09/21/05
And I might add...  flatliner | 09/21/05
long waiting state  wadneyare@... | 08/21/07
If I Was Google I'd...  tbbrickster_z | 09/21/05
And, the best way they can do that is help popularize Firefox.  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Agree Partially...  tbbrickster_z | 09/22/05
Well, if they put thier brand on Firefox, the ONLY difference should be  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Google DOES brand Firefox  java.user | 09/22/05
Why not try this..  TheSickEmpire | 09/21/05
Google does not have time for that, it could take years to develop.  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Another point. Google should embrace OpenOffice.  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Donnie.. hey DonnieBoy...  Confused by religion | 09/21/05
Yes, and Microsoft will do everthing it can to limit the size of Google.  DonnieBoy | 09/21/05
Ridiculous story  georgep_z | 09/21/05
Imagine that, the next big tech company has to compete on the merits.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
GOOGLE BIGGER THAN MICROSOFT  alandee4 | 09/21/05
Calm Down...  John Zern | 09/21/05
Sounds like an ad for Arnold's $180 book!  FNicodem | 09/21/05
What are you nuts talking about?  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/21/05
Would be ab obvious mistake  dave95 | 09/21/05
But if you can't log on  John Zern | 09/21/05
Well that's one hurdle google has to jump  dave95 | 09/22/05
Microsoft sabotage Google?  jupco | 09/21/05
"Mistake" in Vista crushing Google?  questionsall | 09/23/05
.....anything is possible....  freezy froggy | 09/21/05
Punctuation....  dsentman@... | 09/22/05
BOOK IS ALL LIES!!!  Mike Cox | 09/21/05
4  John L. Ries | 09/21/05
4 sure dude!  osreinstall | 09/21/05
Before the Hurricane gets here.  Squawkbox | 09/21/05
Good luck Squawker  osreinstall | 09/21/05
Run boy! RUN!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/22/05
You and the Mrs. are in My Prayers (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 09/22/05
7.5 Due to No Biting NOOBs (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 09/22/05
Another AOL?  george_ou | 09/21/05
Where's the business model to support Google to get to that point ?  JJ_z | 09/21/05
jj post--finally some logic  swman14 | 09/21/05
Google Services+NOOBs=$$$ Google Wi-fi+NOOBs=???  tbbrickster_z | 09/22/05
GOOGLE Nonsense  swman14 | 09/21/05
Yep yep yep  wolf5370 | 09/22/05
Explain This  slogdog | 09/22/05
Google Nonsense (?)  davedufour | 09/23/05
Part of the problem related to another story on zdnet  John Zern | 09/21/05
The network is the computer  patrickrossiter | 09/21/05
Am I missing something here?  qix77@... | 09/22/05
Nope, Just More ZDNet Hyperbole Being Passed As News (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 09/22/05
Yes, you are missing something, the world is still changing.  DonnieBoy | 09/22/05
Glad to see some sanity...  dsentman@... | 09/22/05
It won't last long.  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/22/05
HL2 on google? Don't think so  tommcd64 | 09/23/05
Google + NetWare?  Forge Lady | 09/23/05
I've seen it  sdelea | 09/23/05
Oh my gawd... Google invented the Internet now? (NT)  mlynch1234 | 09/23/05
Sigh. Look at the forest. It's beyond the trees.  tom@... | 09/23/05
And this folks, is what you get after watching The Matrix too much. (NT)  mlynch1234 | 09/23/05
If this is such a great book...  BobHWS | 09/23/05
Google's grand ambition  tdbriz@... | 09/24/05
Red Herrings  ottO_DyDak | 09/24/05
Google should think about this second time...  evangedd | 09/24/05
GOOGLE IS JUST AS MISGUIDED AS MICROSOFT WAS  fakir005@... | 09/27/05

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