MICROSOFT EYES GOOGLE TAKEOVER... Drudge

[qwertyMike]

Breaking - no link yet.

I don't like the sound of this

[goobergunch]

1. NO!!!!!!!!!!

Let Bill Gates be stopped!

[burrowowl]

2. NOOOOOOO!

MS will f*#k it up!

[brainshrub]

3. Oi! That would suck!

I hope this is just a rumor. I like Google.

[lcordero]

4. they'll FUCK IT UP

one of those stupid morons is going to get the "bright" idea of moving a 10,000+ node linux cluster to windows 2003.

IT AIN'T GOING TO WORK!!!

MS does not make apps that performs to the "five nines" standard

MS SUCKS!!!

[Syrinx]

9. I read somewhere...

That Microsoft actually uses Linux internally on some of it's systems, because of better reliablity. I don't have a link, but I swear I read that.

[Voltaire99]

21. A Microsoft employee was just fired this week for...

...publishing on his blog photos of a bunch of Apple G5 desktops they'd just bought. ;-)

[SahaleArm]

24. Link.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/146115_blogger30.html

[brainshrub]

28. Note, he was a "temp"

When the hell are white-collar workers going to join a union?

[brainshrub]

27. I think Hotmail is powered by Linux n/t

[tridim]

5. There is no way this is true.

Gates isn't that stupid.

[qwertyMike]

6. Think of the user info they could get

I can see the simple interface plastered with ads relating to your search.
And filtering everything.

MSNGOOGLE
:(

[La_Serpiente]

7. NOOOO

CAN THEY DO IT? GOOGLE IS NOT EVEN PUBLICLY TRADED YET. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HOSTILE TAKEOVER...NOOO...STOP THE MONOPOLIZER....AHHHHH

[qwertyMike]

8. From NYT

According to company executives and others briefed on the discussions, Microsoft - desperate to capture a slice of the popular and ad-generating search business - approached Google within the last two months to discuss the possibility of a takeover
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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/technology/31net.html?ex=1068181200&en=9611591c74179e13&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[Eloriel]

10. Oh, c'mon, guys

They just want to finally have something that works right.

:evilgrin:

You know, I don't have any links, but I've read several things about how google captures all your searches, etc. Does anyone know about this? There's even a "google alternative" out there somewhere with a lot of info about google's subterranean nastiness.

Eloriel

[Nottingham]

11. Oh this is AWFUL! I hope this isn't true

:bounce:

[ConcernedCanuk]

12. - - - - Great - just fecking great -

. . MSN "forced" me to upgrade Messenger to 6.0

. my old 4.6 worked just fine

- now I can't transfer files or do "voice"

so yah - I'm with y'all

this is NOT a good thing --

ya know the old adage ??

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it" ?

ya but, Billy-boy needs more money, right ?

(sigh)

[smiley_glad_hands]

13. Google

Yeah google captures your info to a certain degree. But, If you have the advanced tool bar, they literally track everything. They in turn use this info to enhance their search engine. Get used to it, everything you do on the internet is being logged to a certain degree somewhere by somebody. The only way to ensure absolute privacy on the internet is to not use the internet. But then we wouldn't be having this lovely conversation.

[ConcernedCanuk]

14. - ur right, guy, - it just ain't Google - they are watching us everywhere

. . . from ur gas purchases on credit cards, to our debit cards,

. . they know where we are and what our habits are

- people who use debit cards in a beer store are NUTS !!

- do we want the government and employers to know our habits ?

- that's why I use cash everywhere

[Voltaire99]

22. Easy to beat the Google toolbar

You're completely right about the toolbar's spying.

Further info here for anyone wishing to increase their Google privacy:

http://www.google-watch.org
http://microdoc-news.info/home/NewsOnGoogle/2003/08/06.html/1

[SahaleArm]

25. Careful.

You might burst everyone's bubble here:).

[Book Lover]

15. Hmm. I wonder how that might tie in, or compete with, this

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/7113854.htm

Google appears poised to go public
FIRST OFFERING OF STOCK FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW SEARCH-ENGINE

Google appears to be gearing up for its much-awaited initial public offering, with signs pointing to the stock sale occurring in the first half of next year.

The buzz about a possible Google offering has mounted over the past few months, as investors look to the company as a sign of hope amid a dour market for tech IPOs. Some people believe a successful Google IPO would reignite the market for technology stock offerings.

<snip>

Google doesn't need the cash from an IPO for basic operations. Its business is vibrant. The Web's most popular search engine gets a steady stream of income from selling advertisements that run alongside its search results. Analysts believe Google's revenue could total $1 billion over the next 12 months.



MS making an offer sounds like a floater idea to me personally; that is, MS wants to (maybe emboldened by Oracle's overtures to PeopleSoft) but Google didn't go after them.

[w4rma]

16. Flipping monopolists.

:(

[aquart]

17. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[nolabels]

18. Mycroslopp Phucks

Who makes the best linux, I am ready to switch

I alternate between Copernic and Google mostly use Copernic though, they have a free version, but the personal version I paid for and worth every penney. Google is just faster because it doesn't sort for most relevent or highly accessed..............

Being Googled
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=17950

[SoCalDem]

19. They already have an "association " with AOL.

when I search the exact thing in IE I get different results from search w/ aol..:(..

Google was too good to last :(

[JNelson6563]

20. Google has said "no thanks"

per CNBC.

Julie

[LifeDuringWartime]

23. sweet jesus, yes!

eom

[SahaleArm]

26. I'm surprised...

that no else has made a takeover offer; Yahoo and InterActiveCorp come to mind.