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Originally posted by Matt 26z
This is going to end up being a modern day MSIE vs. Netscape.
Google is in deep shit. You can't compete against a company with unlimited development funds. This is assuming MS is serious about this.
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It's not about the money for development so much as the means of distribution. Microsoft controls the operating system of most PC users, so they can destroy other companies by including products that other people sell separately.
Imagine if Microsoft started including virus scanning software with Windows, which they have talked about doing. The anti-virus companies would be severely hurt.
Somehow, MS will probably try to figure out a way to make their search work in a way that is so easy for most people to use that they won't bother going to another search company.