Google Microsoft: Mixed Martial Arts, Not Pro Wrestling
May 22, 2009
Computer Reseller News (now CRN) published “Waiting For One (Search) Giant To Topple Another” by Brian Sheinberg here. This is not a kill Google story; it is a topple Google story. The idea is that two giants are locked in a yin yang relationship. The metaphor Mr. Sheinberg used was professional wrestling. That’s a show. I think the battle is closer to the human pit bull encounters in Mixed Martial Arts. Mr. Sheinberg wrote:
What is fascinating though is that the latest new guy (again) is Microsoft. So now we have a company many love to bash for its monopolistic tendencies pitted against another that seems to be headed in the same direction. People on the Web are so caught up in the whirlwind of rumors and announcements that they don’t realize this is turning into the equivalent of a professional wrestling matchup. While Google will probably be taken down a few notches sooner or later, it is most likely going to be in one of the areas where it hasn’t been able to grasp a foothold — not its searching capabilities. For now though, Microsoft probably should bask a little in the glory that for the first time in recent memory, a large portion of Internet surfers are actually rooting for it.
My take on the battle between the GOOG and the Redmond giant will be nasty, brutal and long. No theatricality in what’s ahead. No fake blood. No divas in skimpy duds. Just a long, brutal battle.
Stephen Arnold, May 22, 2009
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What is fascinating though is that the latest new guy (again) is Microsoft. So now we have a company many love to bash for its monopolistic tendencies pitted against another that seems to be headed in the same direction. People on the Web are so caught…