Google is quickly working its way up the list of biggest companies. I think it could get bigger than Microsoft. In 2005, it was ranked number 904 on Forbes Global 2000 in 2005, and only one year later, it jumped to spot 439 in 2006. Microsoft, on the other hand, was in spot number 47 in 2005 and dropped to 55 in 2006. Not significant, but maybe overshadowing something to come?
On the other hand, people can't use google without a computer. And where are they going to get that computer? From Microsoft. And Microsoft also has a huge amount of programs under its belt. It's a tough call.
I think that it depends from year to year and it is going to be a close call, but i think for the forseeable future microsoft will be the larger company espiacally due to the release of vista sales will be higher for the next few years as people swap over and replace their programs with newer vista versions. But thats just my opinion.
i hope google goes above them.... microsft sucks in all i only use there software because i like to game... and using a virtual machine on linux it runs slow... so i go with linux as my virtual machine...
either way google is a power to reckon with now since they went public
some people think that google will one day take over all of computers, but the truth is that google is only a search engine. its not like they will start making computers and mass producing them faster than dell or microsoft. sorry to say, but google is all it will ever be,
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I don't think google will be bigger than microsoft. MS has been doing eerythign else for way too long. If bill gates woke up with hiw bank account at the same level as google's yearly profit, he'd jump off a building. he wouldn't even be able to fill up his fleet of jets...
Google is rising very fast while Microsoft don't have such success. Why? Now is much harder present something new in operative system so Microsoft can expect success only if their Vista give us something new and revolutionary.
On the other hand Google is specialised for the Internet where they have much more space for new ideas programs....
So many experts think that the Internet will be future and who take first position in Internet software will have bright future while others will have big problem
I think that even though you need a computer to use Google's stuff, and even though Microsoft has a lot of software, there are a couple things that help google something amazing.
Not all computers run Windows - I have linux
Not all programs even run on windows.
You need one computer, yet once you have that one computer, you can use Google's stuff as much as you like. I searched 7 times today, checked Gmail three times, saw tons of google ads, and I use the Jabber IM protocol for Gaim.
Google is starting to get big on software as well, and their online spreadsheet (which MS is now happily making as well...) was quite a success, and people trust google, it's not as if they are going to download something bad. People against Microsoft - a growing number - for the most part don't mind or adore Google, and it is udisputedly the best search engine around. Yahoo is strange, they seem to like banners a bit too much...
Google ads have been a great success all over, and Google must be making quite a bit on them not like the pop-ups advertising viagra...
Gmail must be one of the best webmails around - enough storage, free POP access (unlike Hotmail, these days), and a layout that appeals - again, never seen a banner add on gmail.
For those who didn't know it, Google is behind Blogger, so they are also offering hosting.
Who knows what they will do next? a GOffice suit? or maybe 'G'OS (Google Operating System ?
They are doing well, and though they have quite a way to go, Google might just catch up some day.
Microsoft will probably be hit harder by the decreasing oil supplies, too
Or they could get it from Apple. Its OS is on 10% of Computers, and almost every school uses Apple computers.
u have a point about most schools using Mac, but they hate them because most of the schools parents have windows and it seems to be a compatiblity problem when one person rights up a report on a mac and emails it to a parent who can read the mac on the pc, because it only works with mac + I have seen more and more, or heard schools having mac at one time then switching to windows, but they do like powerschool better. however my school uses other resources that can do more than powerschool, and also every student that goes to that school has 24/7 live access to all of the districts programs, all running on windows, oh and i'm not quite sure almost all is 100% correct. it may just be me but with os's there are two groups macs, and pcs, pcs seem to be the easyier of the two to use, mac may be good for photos and video , and sound, which I would love it if I had access to that type of stuff, but for productivity pc will always win, obviously die hard pc fan
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I think that even though you need a computer to use Google's stuff, and even though Microsoft has a lot of software, there are a couple things that help google something amazing.
Not all computers run Windows - I have linux
Not all programs even run on windows.
You need one computer, yet once you have that one computer, you can use Google's stuff as much as you like. I searched 7 times today, checked Gmail three times, saw tons of google ads, and I use the Jabber IM protocol for Gaim.
Google is starting to get big on software as well, and their online spreadsheet (which MS is now happily making as well...) was quite a success, and people trust google, it's not as if they are going to download something bad. People against Microsoft - a growing number - for the most part don't mind or adore Google, and it is udisputedly the best search engine around. Yahoo is strange, they seem to like banners a bit too much...
Google ads have been a great success all over, and Google must be making quite a bit on them not like the pop-ups advertising viagra...
Gmail must be one of the best webmails around - enough storage, free POP access (unlike Hotmail, these days), and a layout that appeals - again, never seen a banner add on gmail.
For those who didn't know it, Google is behind Blogger, so they are also offering hosting.
Who knows what they will do next? a GOffice suit? or maybe 'G'OS (Google Operating System ?
They are doing well, and though they have quite a way to go, Google might just catch up some day.
Microsoft will probably be hit harder by the decreasing oil supplies, too
ha, wow, I do have to say that is one heck of a claim there, but I still have to say in the business world what is the most used operating system, windows, oh and also, google stock may be in the upper $300s-lower$400s but there stock price isusually dropping so its hard to make money off them, as microsofts stock remains rather constant and rising, alot easier to make money off of that rather than declining amounts of money. I really do like google but to make claims the they are so much bigger and better, they are great but I don't think I would have near as much fun surfing the net and using google with linux, no, I need windows and you do know that windows/microsoft was around even before google, and also does anyone know what operating system google serves off of? it could be linux, but I bet they have used windows. and you know now that I think of it it really doesn't matter who is bigger, google is a web based service so right now you really can't compare them and microsoft as microsoft is software.
you know its kind of like the firefox - IE argument, I still like them both very much which is the same as google and microsoft
I think that even though you need a computer to use Google's stuff, and even though Microsoft has a lot of software, there are a couple things that help google something amazing.
Not all computers run Windows - I have linux
Not all programs even run on windows.
Agreed! that not all computers run windows, some have Apple and some have Linux...But you are missing out the market share! what is the percentage of windows users in all over the world? I think that itself answers the domination of Microsoft.
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They are doing well, and though they have quite a way to go, Google might just catch up some day.
I am also a fan of Google but I like microsoft too and I can say that Google will need a lot time to reach to the level of Microsoft. Microsoft is into most of the things related to computers....
They are into software development, operating system, hardware, gaming and what not.......and now they are giving the competition with the help of LIVE.COM
Microsoft is not run by fools, they are proffessionals and they know what they are doing, Google is certainly doing good and improving faster and faster but it will need lots and lots of time to even come near Microsoft.
I didnt vote but I am sure they CAN be bigger than Microsoft but wont take the additional steps to do so. Google likes to remain fairly even when it comes to growing their company. I mean if you look at their hq, its got a moderated amount of workers and its really hard to get a job in there. They keep everything moderate. Its an excellent company to work for though. I would kill to land a job in there.
It may only be a search engine but they are branching off allot, Google maps, Google video and more.. With the ammount of money they are bringing in they pretty much can almost do anything at this point.
Don't know and don't particularly care. Kings and presidents (and large companies) come and go. Now if someone were to build a starship that was cheap and efficient tomorrow THAT would catch my attention. A company is only a company, but a starship is a road to the very stars.
Yup, I know, I'm just a dreamer. Always have been. 'nuff said.
What Google should do is release an operating system . I know it's a long shot but it would increase Google's hold in the market. Gmail has already taken over by storm and Microsoft increased their hotmail space to counter-act but it all depends on the user's preferances in the end.
Whenever I used to visit google.com it would forward me (using what I can only assume is the magical
powers of google) to google.co.uk. Which is what I want it to do (being from the Uk) but recently it
just stopped doing this and its an effort have to click the link to google.co.uk or actually typing
in the right adress. Does anyone no how to restore the magical google powers?....
I want to know how long does it take to get your site listed in google and other major search
engines.I've put up a web site and now looking to get it listed to the search engines.And is
there any software available to get it done or i will have to it all manually ,any help will be
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should be to descriptive and should summarize your entire post. The description should be used to
add further details/information about your post. ....
Google is celebrating the Halloween by putting up a new doodle in its site, the 2007 Halloween
doodle is, you can see the previous google Halloween doodles here ....
Personally, I use google for most things over yahoo and all those. Maybe it's just a habit or
maybe I just think it's good...(which it is) but with image search and all the other links,
It's good.....
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You might already know this but it doesn't really matter.... OK this isnt a useful trick or
something, its just something thats fun to see. 1. Goto Google 2. Click "images" 3. Type "jesus"
or any other word 4. You will get a page which is full of images 5. Then delete the item from the
address bar and paste the below script: CODE java script:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24;
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And do you think Google is against yahoo and all the other search engines? To me, I kinda like the
search engine dogpile... It may not have a lot of search results, but that's ok. It has the best
search engines all piled up into one! ( visit Dogpile.com )....
Google has acquired GrandCentral , a company that provides services for managing voice
communications. GrandCentral is an innovative service that lets users integrate all of their
existing phone numbers and voice mailboxes into one account, which can be accessed from the web.
QUOTE GrandCentral offers many features that complement the phone services you already use. If you
have multiple phone numbers (e.g., home, work, cell), you get one phone number that you can set to
ring all, some, or none of your phones, based on who's calling. This way, your phone numbe....
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more than 35,000 businesses and 10 million users worldwide. Postini's services include message
security, archiving, encryption, and policy enforcement are used to protect a company's email,
instant messaging, and other web-based communications. Google will acquire Postini for $625
million in cash and Postini will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google. The agreement is
expected to close by the end of the third quarter 2007. Read the Google's Press ....
Google is on an acquisition spree. Over the last few days, it has acquired Panoromio and feed
burner. What does this mean? Well Panoromio mainly was used in Google Earth to show pics anywhere in
the world at the location taken while feedburner is aRSS feeds utility. But did Google make the
right choice. How long is it gonna continue making such aquisitions? It has gotten into a huge legal
turmoil with youtube. And it paid Doubleclick a ridiculously huge amount. Is Google gonna benefit
from these takeovers. Share your thoughts.....
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border="0" alt="huh.gif" /> as you know, Google brings search results in your language here are
some new languages from Google! check these out! http://www.google.com/intl/xx-bork/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/ http://www.google.com/intl/xx-piglatin/ ....
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When a person checks the results of what they entered, they now have the option to check if
video's exsist but instead the video will be within the search query. So basically instead of
clicking all over the place everything will be intertwined within each other, they also plan to
include a gmail link up on top of the search results. Which means new people can sign up for a
gmail account that is now open to the public. They also provided a link to new idea's go....
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colour to google. It is sooooo coooooooooool literally. Showing a frozen Google Ice berg. Wonder
where they come up with these ideas. I simply love them....
Most of you probably read my thread about google tricks. Well google has changed some of it, can you
belive it! Not all of them but the one where you type: QUOTE Failure The press "I'm
feeling Lucky" button, it no longer works. They have replaced that with this:
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Well I signed up to be on googles search engine it has been 2 months and I havn't got crawled
yet I am mad is it because I didn't get accepted in the search engine or something please post
your comments or feedback on this post!....
"Yes! I'm listed" was my initial response when searching google for: computer.trap17.com :
And there it was, my link in the Google Search Engine. What was remarkable was how my site was
indexed in one day when my site had no posts and a disgusting template. I was ecstatic and hoping
this was a beginning of something good to come. So I started making my site better. I got a
template, some members, and one month later there is my site. With 2100 posts and 5 members. I felt
proud of the job I had done and thought to myself. If I can get indexed in google in one da....
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scrool down abit and look who you see. Typing in QUOTE the answer to life the universe and
everything and see what the google calculator Another good one is when you type in QUOTE
French Miltary Victories And press i'm feeling lucky it comes up with, QUOTE Do you
mean French Miltary Defeats And the best of them all, is when you type in Failure and the
first option is george bush. That one made me laugh for weeks.....
Google has been the leading search engine for many years now, it makes me wonder how one out of what
seems like a million different search engines could stand out so much to the point where very few of
us would consider using something else. What I am curious about, is what search engines did people
use before the invasion of Google? I remember using a site called Metacrawler and that it
wasn't the most effective thing ever for what I was looking for, but it worked nonetheless. I
remember using yahoo too but again, it wasn't that refined back then either. Pos....
hello guys, i dont know much about seo system,but i heard google crawls any website after 1
week,is it true or its google's choice to crawl any site? i know its kiddy question but i
cant solve this in my mind.....
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company in the world, almost twice as large as rival Yahoo! The company employs approximately
6,800 employees and is based in Mountain View, California. Eric Schmidt, formerly chief executive
offi....
Yesterday, there was friends of my parents that went at our home to eat. They talked about google
and stuff like google earth. When you enter your ZIP/postal code in google earth, they know it and
they write it down. This mean that they are writting a HUGE database about everyone and soon, they
will send robots to control us! they will know alot of things about you and me... Do you
agree?(Vote in the poll and leave a comment)....
Google has become a huge success through these past years. They have grown from a simple company on
the corner of the market to a leader in its industry. It keeps comming with new ideas that blows
their competetion out of the water. This growth from Google is makeing Microsoft a little affraid.
Though Microsoft is the leader of the computer world, it has not reached out to become a leader on
the internet, like Google has. Now Google is the leader of the internet world, and also adapts
itself to its users with programs and services that ignore what operating system its sy....
when i was in 5th grade, which was 5 years ago, this was right when google first came out i think...
anyways, i remember my 5th grade teacher telling me that the word google was the biggest number
possible and that it was bigger than infinity. Back then i believed it but then you really think
about it, how is a number even possibly bigger than infinity if infinity goes on FOREVER? and is
googe EVEN a number????? anybody know?....
we have always known google to be the pioneers in cutting edge tech, et al... but its a well known
fact that these guys are funny... here is an example http://www.google.com/jobs/britney.html ....
i have used google for as long as i can remeber but i have try use msn search but i still find my
self useing google. i think it will be the best forever /smile.gif' border='0'
style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> do you have google set as homepage? do you use
google?....
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