Thursday, July 9, 2009

Tired of hearing the media attack Google.

I just read David Lazarus over at LA Times opine about his concerns over Google's growth and push into the OS market.

But for me, it's just a bunch of nonsense. What Lazarus is proposing, is that we should be worried about Google becoming an ogre, when in fact we already have an ogre in the room: Microsoft. Google has a dominant market position in one area, Search (81%). Microsoft on the other hand, has three dominant market positions in productivity software (80~95%), desktop OS (94%) and browsers (64%). Let alone, Microsoft has broader market infiltration with Zune, XBox360, their own media player software with DRM installed with every windows OS, is already in cars (Ford Sync), and controls 28% of the server market compared to Google's 4%.

Someone kick the DOJ and the media in the groin for keeping an open ear to Microsoft's sweet whispers; these people are completely ignorant of just how small Google is in comparison to Microsoft.

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