Google's Patents Reveal Strategy To Beat Microsoft

linumax writes "According to 'The Google Legacy,' history is about to repeat itself. From the article: 'Microsoft today is where IBM was years ago. And Google is in a position to do to Bill Gates what he did to IBM. The result could be a new industry kingpin. Arnold, author of The Google Legacy, said in an interview this week that it appears that Microsoft doesn't understand Google in much the same way that IBM didn't understand Microsoft 20 years ago. "It will be the Googleplex from 2004 to 2020 - a network paradigm," said Arnold. "It will be enabled by Google's approach to innovation."'"

and then...

[Rui Lopes]

in 2020, everyone in /. will be bashing google. History will repeat itself.

Baldy's got it figured out

[Anonymous Coward]

That's OK. According to Baldy, Google will not be around long enough to enjoy it.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=microsoft+%22 i'll+kill+google%22&btnG=Google+Search [google.com]

The cycle continues

[Anonymous Coward]

Then, 20 years from now, compuglobalhypermeganet will re-revolutionize the industry by introducing the 'Toster' paradigm; google (and everyone else for that matter) will be unable to understand this company's buisness model, and thus they will become the industries new kingpin.

Re:Yeah, yeah

[fish waffle]

Google Maps is good, but would I rather have it running on my machine? Damn right I would!

No, i don't think you would. You would probably find it a bit of a resource hog.

Re:and then...

[ashwinds]

.... only difference is Google will /. /. and bring it down

Oops major TYPO! M$FT not people will be screwed!

[backslashdot]

in parent post I meant to say microsoft will be screwed .. not people will be screwed. People will benefit obviously!!

Re:and then...

[aurb]

And Microsoft will be in the same position as IBM is today... I mean will support Linux, be cool, and everything...

Microsoft will suffer pooooor IBMs fate!

[kclittle]

Oh, no! MS will fall to the wayside, just like IBM! Alas, such a fate!

Uh... IBM's revenues for 2004 were in the $96B range, with profits in the $8.4B range. http://www.ibm.com/investor/1q05/1q05earnings.phtm l [ibm.com] Pooooor IBM, Pooooor MS...

Re:and then...

[BewireNomali]

You're a subpoena away from persecution in a Googleplex world, buddy.

Re:Google Patents

[Timesprout]

You must refer to your /. double standards manual. Paragraph 1.1.12 clearly states that when MS patent stuff its bad, when Google patent stuff its good and the whole patents are evil issue is a no go.

Re:and then...

[LiquidCoooled]

Also, in 2020, everyone on slashdot will still be saying "this is the year for Linux on the desktop".

Can't . . . resist . . .

[SpeedyGonz]

I for one welcome our new search engine overlords

Re:Not really accurate

[rtb61]

It is already to late for any changes to microsoft to have any great significance in it's future. They are confused, disorganised and trying to go in too many directions at once. They are attempting to defeat four adversaries at the same time, IBM in service, google in search, open source in core software programs and sony in game consoles (the future lounge computer). All that has really happened is the management of microsoft started to believe their own publicity (industry geniuses) rather than reality (lucking out, being marketing trolls and abusing a monopoly).

Microsoft have a history of copying every one else and never really originating anything. This means always playing catch up and this was fine where the could abuse their IBM and Intel provided OS monopoly to cripple a competitor but when it came to search and the internet it wasn't possible even with internet explorer and it's pre-configured favoratism to msn search (of course it is too late to block access from internet explorer to google). The big thing was MSN search did basically suck, it had such a bias to paid advertisers in front of user experience that it was basically useless and drove people to google (no different to the others that threw away their market leadership yahoo ,alta vista, ask jeevs, infoseek i.e. greed driven stupidity)

Why the jounalists continue to ignore the impact of "do no evil" and the basic underlying respect for the end user in preventing greed from killing a business in the highly competitive internet search enviroment I do not know (perhaps it doesn't sound good or sell marketing product or promote profits over customer experience). Google had no free ride, they competed for users by providing a better more reliable search experience and won. They are just expanding the services whilst adhering to the principles that made succesfull in the first place.

Re:and then...

[cdn2k1]

And they will run Duke Nukem Forever.

Re:Not really accurate

[Datamonstar]

Extreme Programming: When you derive randomly chosen names for your arrays by bludgeoning your enemies on the head with your keyboard.

Google... Google... Google...

[Anonymous Coward]

Thou art a subject of the Google, created in the image of Google, by the Google, for the Google.

Re:and then...

[Prof.Phreak]

by 2020... we'll all have flying cars!

Re:and then...

[shokk]

The President Google 3000-node cluster does not appreciate your comments. Your bank accounts and information have been erased, and a SWAT team will be sent to your door to collect your lifeless body. Have a nice day, and don't forget to click on some AdSense ads before we kill you.

Re:and then...

[Anonymous Coward]

Sorry. 2020 is already reserved as "the year for GNU/HURD on the desktop."