Has MS really put in a bid for Google for $45 Billion!

The thing that realy winds me up is MS are hardly allowed to do anything with Windows. they could come out with a million search ideas tie them into the desktop etc but then why do I get the feeling the EU would be like you cant do that give us money its anti this and that.

Then all the other little companys go thats not fair our product does that give us money. It gets right on my nerves.

I hope they merge and I hope it's a decent google alternative.
 
i personally dont think ms own enough
i wonder how much they are going to pay for Earth?

dont get me wrong - i like my OS and my 360
but why do they need to own everything
 
scorza said:
Why? What have Google done that warrants being killed?
Click to expand...

It's not what they have done but what they will do. Atm Google is cool so no one says bad things, much like the early days of MS and like MS, Google are a publicly owned company so there responsibility is to make money and continue growth for it's share holders.

The amount of information it has about us and services it provides us with makes them extremely powerful. When there amazing growth stagnates, which it will do, who knows what they will do with that power to continue to keep it's share holders happy.
 
Last edited:
EVH said:
To be fair this has been in talks for a good while.

Microsoft + Yahoo

Apple + Google
Click to expand...

God I hope not, I love Google, but Apple make stuff that looks nice but doesn't work properly and is overpriced....
 
scorza said:
Why? What have Google done that warrants being killed?
Click to expand...

Search engine monopoly and now moving into other areas just like Microsoft. Now we hear they're moving into phones (with Dell) to rival the iPhone along with various other rumours of a Linux-based operating system and of course their online business tools. They're basically becoming the next Microsoft, that's why the EU was investigating their deal with DoubleClick.

As for Microsoft the Yahoo deal should've been expected at some point as they've been after Yahoo since 2006 and if rumours turn out to be true, online apps become the "next big thing" for the next Windows operating system instead of having an offline installation. This move should push Microsoft's effort into that line of business.
 
Baz said:
God I hope not, I love Google, but Apple make stuff that looks nice but doesn't work properly and is overpriced....
Click to expand...

Google + Apple is a match made in heaven. Style and Substance.

Burnsy2023 said:
If anything, like has been said, Google has gone a bit stale
Click to expand...

Not really. They just happen to be up to a load of stuff behind the scenes.
 
afraser2k said:
Search engine monopoly and now moving into other areas just like Microsoft. Now we hear they're moving into phones (with Dell) to rival the iPhone along with various other rumours of a Linux-based operating system and of course their online business tools.
Click to expand...
They're actually developing an open-source phone operating system, which would help end the phone companies monopoly on what software is placed on phones. Surely that's a good thing?
 
chesterstu said:
It's not what they have done but what they will do. Atm Google is cool so no one says bad things, much like the early days of MS and like MS, Google are a publicly owned company so there responsibility is to make money and continue growth for it's share holders.

The amount of information it has about us and services it provides us with makes them extremely powerful. When there amazing growth stagnates, which it will do, who knows what they will do with that power to continue to keep it's share holders happy.
Click to expand...

Microsoft were never cool - except on the OCUK Consoles Forum :p I appreciate what you're saying about the amount of information they hold on us all, but I suspect that it's nowhere near as much as some other companies do e.g. Tesco's, Experian etc. Plus in this country we have Data Protection Laws (that I expect will be beefed up in the coming years) to protect us from companies that go unscrupulous.

afraser2k said:
Search engine monopoly and now moving into other areas just like Microsoft. Now we hear they're moving into phones (with Dell) to rival the iPhone along with various other rumours of a Linux-based operating system and of course their online business tools. They're basically becoming the next Microsoft, that's why the EU was investigating their deal with DoubleClick.
Click to expand...

Agree that their acquisition of DoubleClick could well violate monopoly legislation. However I don't see any reason why Google should be destroyed for that - Microsoft have done far worse and got away with it. Android, the OS mobile phone platform, I see as an overwhelming positive initiative and hope that it succeeds.
 
scorza said:
Microsoft were never cool - except on the OCUK Consoles Forum :p I appreciate what you're saying about the amount of information they hold on us all, but I suspect that it's nowhere near as much as some other companies do e.g. Tesco's, Experian etc. Plus in this country we have Data Protection Laws (that I expect will be beefed up in the coming years) to protect us from companies that go unscrupulous.
Click to expand...

I like the optimism but i personally disagree. Take GMail as an example they already scan and put adds in there, they also track us across many many sites by seeing what adverts we see. So what's stoping them spamming us for goods, other than Viagra :P, and not filtering out there emails.

Plus above all look at how MS's monopoly has stifled innovation, whats to say the sham thing won't happen
 
I'm not saying Google should be "destroyed", just watched closely for what they're doing. At the moment Google seem to be forming a monopoly on web advertising that will eventually start hurting other web sites.

The mobile phone open source operating system should be a good thing if it is open source and developers are allowed to access it freely. It could turn into a bit of a mess like the Applie iPhone though with various contracts required for different countries and locking people into using Apple's SDK for the phone (I don't know if that is true open source or not).

The good thing from Google is of course the competition it's providing with Microsoft with its applications and e-mail. I just hope that it doesn't become too powerful.
 
johnnyfive said:
who uses yahoo
Click to expand...

*Raises hand*

First email address I got, and have had it for a decade, lol

Hot hotmail, and it is even worse than it was a few years back.

Can't get into Gmail either, dunno why.

I have a nostalgic thing for my yahoo mail account :D
 
chesterstu said:
I like the optimism but i personally disagree. Take GMail as an example they already scan and put adds in there, they also track us across many many sites by seeing what adverts we see. So what's stoping them spamming us for goods, other than Viagra :P, and not filtering out there emails.
Click to expand...

Well in most civilised countries, including the US, spamming is illegal. Many spammers rely on anonymity to protect them against prosecution, however I don't think Google could manage that.

chesterstu said:
Plus above all look at how MS's monopoly has stifled innovation, whats to say the sham thing won't happen
Click to expand...

Agree that monopoly's should be monitored closely and prevented if possible - whether it be a MS monopoly or a google one.
 
platypus said:
The future of computing is the mobile market
Click to expand...

This is all open to debate, but I don't think the mobile maket is the future per se. Personally I think the future is in ubiqituous computing and the integration of devices. Funny enough, MS is doing a lot of work in this ;)

Burnsy
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom