There is absolutely no way Google can become bigger than Microsoft for one main reason. There is no Google OS completely written by them. They just offer services on the internet and a couple for the actual desktop. Google can and probably will become a very large company but not to the same scale or even the exact same market as microsoft. Finally, another difference is there is no google hardware (minus search engine servers) unlike Microsoft which produce the XBOX console series, zune, wireless adapters, mice, etc.

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I don't think Google will get to Microsoft's size any time soon, Microsoft is HUGE, and it also has 30(?) years experience. It also has a solid user base, meaning that it is very hard for people to change to using something else (All those games). However, with Google it is very easy to switch to using something else, as it is just a few clicks.
Google also hasn't had a huge amount of success with some of its other projects, like Froogle etc.

Some people have been suggesting that Google write there own operating system. At present, I don't think Google could win in the OS war against Microsoft, unless they used Linux as a base, or their OS could run Windows Programs.


At present Google looks like it is going in other directions.

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Might take some time but imho Google has more potentials than MS and moving at a faster speed. MS missed the Internet and also Web 2.0. "The net is the computer" - as soon as this becomes reality, products like MS Office and MS Windows are likely to decrease in importance.

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Man definitely Microsoft is very very bigger than Google

You are comparing a Big Gaint with a young Kid.

But it might seem that Google is more popular and more bigger than Microsoft because we can see everybody talking about it, and more over internet has become an integral part of our life and Google became more dominant. But Microsoft is present in the entire relam of the Computer world.

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Untrue. I don't use anything from MS on a daily basis. The only reason that MS software is prominent in your life is because you want it there.

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Lets not get philosophical with this. I think the quote is referring to how big of a hand MS has in the computer industry. Most people even former MS employee's base their programs off of MS hard/software in their own little ways.

True they don't have their corporate logo imprinted on everything, laws forbid it, but MS influence is everwhere you see it.

Yes it has been 31 years exactly since Microsoft has been in power (April 4, 1975) and making roughly $40-50 Billion a year while Google so far makes about 7 Billion a year. OS you see google has to do something in order to increase it's revenue substantially.

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blagh

M$ has a hand in a lot, and they are bigger than google at the moment, that's for sure, but I don't think it will last all that long. Hopefully people will begin to see that two glaring failures in their main field - referring to Windows Vista and XP, obviously - are not just bad luck.

But I guess I'm a little too optimistic :/

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Jeez, this is a really intresting question!

But microsoft is probably still the biggest.

Google is defnitly the biggest search engine out there adn i just love it. Got the google desktop as well. It really helps me find my files because sometimes things are quite a mess..

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Hey dude you claim that you ont use MS products but the Non MS Products you use are mostly based on MS Products, you should keep that in Mind.

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With more and more of the internet turning to open-source, I think linux distro's such as ubuntu will steal a lot of ground from microsoft. As long as linux can try and change it's image from a geeky operating system to a free alternative to windows that anyone can use ("linux for human beings"), they will be successful.

Google on the otherhand is going to gain momentum. They are already trying to have a stake in every part of your computer. From how you buy things online, to your VoIP, to your office suite (online spreadsheets and such), to your picture organizer, etc. It won't be long until Google decides to branch out into most programs such as a web browser (hoping they merge with mozilla ) or even an operating system.

If they came this far in only a couple of years, I don't think they're stopping anytime soon.

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