Google should be scared of Microsoft

Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

The crown jewel in the Microsoft/Yahoo deal is search. Sure, Google commands the U.S. search market, but Yahoo commands search markets all over the world and would provide Microsoft the immediate growth in users that it has been hoping for all along. With the help of some smart business decisions, and a lot of cash, the companies together may actually be able to match Google dollar-for-dollar in the advertising game. ...continue reading 'Google should be scared of Microsoft'

Even Apple will be hated one day

Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

Apple and Google zealots may not like to hear that their beloved will be hated one day like Microsoft, but it's true. In an industry where users are fickle and power translates to evilness, no one is safe from the wrath of anonymous haters that dislike anything that looks like an empire. ...continue reading 'Even Apple will be hated one day'

Google-DoubleClick Deal Moving Ahead

By Dan Blacharski, ITworld

Bad news for all the conspiracy theorists who believe that Google will be able to read your thoughts and direct advertising directly into your brain: the FTC has given the go-ahead for the Google-DoubleClick merger. ...continue reading 'Google-DoubleClick Deal Moving Ahead'