Grrrr.........M$ to buy Google?

[Perseus]

Why does this irritate me so much?

"Sullivan believes Microsoft might seek to buy Google rather than try to play catch-up. Neither Microsoft nor Google have expressed any public interest in a marriage. "

From: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech....ap/index.html

Would anyone here never use Google again if it became a M$ product?

[dlloyd]

Hmm, until about three years ago I always used Yahoo. Then I found out about Google and haven't gone back once
I don't know what I'd do if M$ bought them. Probably still use it, but I bet the service would go down .
Grrrrr, if 'Microshizzle' dares to do this...

[Perseus]

Interestingly enough, as much as I use Google, I still use Yahoo a lot. I think I might be using Yahoo more now, because of the email, games, weather, news etc...which I find to be be better on Yahoo. I think everyone can be amazed at the power of Google, I found my friend's college homework just by typing in his name in the search box!

[voice-]

I'll use Google, but not if they sell to MS. Their simplicity has just been too important in their layout to be clutered up by MS propaganda...

[chemistry_geek]

If Google goes public, as the article says may happen next year, The Borg might assimilate Google by a brute force hostile take over. I'm no financial rocket scientist, but this is definitely possibly. That indeed would be a sad day, as we all know that M$ wouldlikely REQUIRE Google to work with only Internet Explorer through some stupid browser check.

M$ has a monopoly? Are you kidding?

[Reality]

I love google, it brake my heart to see them go because I never use them again is M$ bought them out. Come'on google, we're cheering for ya, laugh in slimes face!

[Giaguara]

I used altavista a lot, untill like '97 ... since mainly google (and even from command line). But won't use that if M$ buys it. .. oh, wait, let's make a poll about this.

[Giaguara]

Would you use Google if M$ bought it?