Comments on: Google The Hypocrite http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/ Technology & Design Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:11 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bipin 3~ Upadhyay http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-974 Bipin 3~ Upadhyay Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:58:56 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-974 <i>Why do we take this attitude?...</i> I guess, because they have successfully proved it time and again. I hope you remember the one of their several internal mails, which disclosed that once they almost decided to stop shipping Office suit for Mac. Here we are talking about Anti-Trust case, where M$ has been the undisputed Heavy weight champ ;). Thus obvious from the M$ camp. It has almost always ridiculed smaller companies and killed competition. As far as the current case is concerned, they had to, one or other way, allow the changes. :) Now, coming to the good part. However I may hate it, but I have to admit that M$ has played a pivotal role in organizing the industry. Ironically, there monopoly played an important role, especially in case of the adamant hardware vendors. Moreover, I have openly <a href="http://codeinmybug.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/bill-gates-wins-me" rel="nofollow"><b>appreciated Billy Boy</b></a> for his contributions to the society. Why do we take this attitude?…
I guess, because they have successfully proved it time and again. I hope you remember the one of their several internal mails, which disclosed that once they almost decided to stop shipping Office suit for Mac.
Here we are talking about Anti-Trust case, where M$ has been the undisputed Heavy weight champ ;). Thus obvious from the M$ camp. It has almost always ridiculed smaller companies and killed competition.
As far as the current case is concerned, they had to, one or other way, allow the changes. :)

Now, coming to the good part. However I may hate it, but I have to admit that M$ has played a pivotal role in organizing the industry. Ironically, there monopoly played an important role, especially in case of the adamant hardware vendors. Moreover, I have openly appreciated Billy Boy for his contributions to the society.

]]> By: Guru Panguji http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-973 Guru Panguji Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:05:18 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-973 Hmmm... <blockquote>It was, however, expected of M$… but Goog is different, or so as we used to think.</blockquote> Why do we take this attitude? We have somehow accepted that M$ is always the one who's wrong and would take corrupt practices. This has been an onslaught from the Linux side, from the Apple side and now also from the Google side =D! I am not saying that M$ is not someone who wouldn't stoop to such practices. However, we must not deny that the Operating System is finally their product. I mean ideally we are paying money, agreeing to their licenses and forcing them to change stuff the way we want it to be [owing to the money we are paying 'em to use the software on our hardware]. I am sure that I will be bombarded with an opinion that we are paying money to them to "license" their product and that we should be able to do what we want with it! But, I am not going to deny that I have never read the complete license agreement. So, well, let's face it. The fact that M$ did change some stuff for Vista as per Google's request is still pretty awesome and a step in the right direction from them Hmmm…

It was, however, expected of M$… but Goog is different, or so as we used to think.

Why do we take this attitude? We have somehow accepted that M$ is always the one who’s wrong and would take corrupt practices. This has been an onslaught from the Linux side, from the Apple side and now also from the Google side =D!

I am not saying that M$ is not someone who wouldn’t stoop to such practices. However, we must not deny that the Operating System is finally their product. I mean ideally we are paying money, agreeing to their licenses and forcing them to change stuff the way we want it to be [owing to the money we are paying 'em to use the software on our hardware].

I am sure that I will be bombarded with an opinion that we are paying money to them to “license” their product and that we should be able to do what we want with it! But, I am not going to deny that I have never read the complete license agreement. So, well, let’s face it. The fact that M$ did change some stuff for Vista as per Google’s request is still pretty awesome and a step in the right direction from them

]]> By: Bipin 3~ Upadhyay http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-972 Bipin 3~ Upadhyay Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:16:15 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-972 My move from Blogspot to WP is a personal retaliation of current Google *scenario*. I used to be one of the die-hard Google fans; even after <a href="http://projectbee.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/google-adsense-hacked" rel="nofollow">they disabled my AdSense account</a>. However, later on I realized that they have <a href="http://codeinmybug.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/google-lost-me" rel="nofollow">turned into a two-faced company (read monster)</a>. I say monster not to highlight the character, but to emphasize the size of the company. With every single deal, Goog has been buying another piece of the internet... which demands and expects a more responsible attitude. I suggest reading RSnake's post (and the comments) on the same. As far as this particular news is considered, M$ is not less guilty for their behaviour. It was, however, expected of M$... but Goog is different, or so as we used to think. My move from Blogspot to WP is a personal retaliation of current Google *scenario*. I used to be one of the die-hard Google fans; even after they disabled my AdSense account.
However, later on I realized that they have turned into a two-faced company (read monster). I say monster not to highlight the character, but to emphasize the size of the company. With every single deal, Goog has been buying another piece of the internet… which demands and expects a more responsible attitude. I suggest reading RSnake’s post (and the comments) on the same.
As far as this particular news is considered, M$ is not less guilty for their behaviour. It was, however, expected of M$… but Goog is different, or so as we used to think.

]]> By: Guru Panguji http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-971 Guru Panguji Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:51:19 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/google-the-hypocrite/#comment-971 I totally agree with you here. I was shocked that Google went all out to blame Vista, when a. Vista search isn't half as bad as Google Desktop search b. Vista has actually done something right in the first place c. Apple has done "nothing" for Spotlight despite the fact that Apple computers is picking up market share 30% higher than any of the other PC manufacturers... For the first time, Google fell in my eyes as well. =|! Btw, don't take it personally Google lovers - GDS sucks @$$. I totally agree with you here. I was shocked that Google went all out to blame Vista, when
a. Vista search isn’t half as bad as Google Desktop search
b. Vista has actually done something right in the first place
c. Apple has done “nothing” for Spotlight despite the fact that Apple computers is picking up market share 30% higher than any of the other PC manufacturers…

For the first time, Google fell in my eyes as well. =|!

Btw, don’t take it personally Google lovers – GDS sucks @$$.

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