Comments on: Google Gunning for Microsoft; Microsoft Gunning for Google http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stéphane Côté http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html/comment-page-1#comment-25259 Stéphane Côté Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:11:01 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html#comment-25259 I believe that Microsoft Office is there to stay. Google Office is fun for small application with no confidential data; there are to many security risks for business to allow the use of online tools like those offered by Google. Microsoft Office is integrate in many organizations and people are not ready to change for something else, even if it's similar. I also believe that Microsoft may become a good number 2 for searching the Web (Google seems to be there to stay also). I believe that Microsoft Office is there to stay. Google Office is fun for small application with no confidential data; there are to many security risks for business to allow the use of online tools like those offered by Google. Microsoft Office is integrate in many organizations and people are not ready to change for something else, even if it’s similar. I also believe that Microsoft may become a good number 2 for searching the Web (Google seems to be there to stay also).

]]> By: Does Google’s Anti-Google Bomb Algo work? … Does it heck! on b10g http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html/comment-page-1#comment-25197 Does Google’s Anti-Google Bomb Algo work? … Does it heck! on b10g Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:42:20 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html#comment-25197 [...] When it was announced to the search industry that google had adjusted their algorithm to prevent “Google bombing” (an attempt by a community to make a website/page rank for a term that is not related to that particular site, often done by a whole community linking to a page with the same anchor text) the reason was clear so that Google would keep their indexes clean and relevant to enhance user experience. [...] [...] When it was announced to the search industry that google had adjusted their algorithm to prevent “Google bombing” (an attempt by a community to make a website/page rank for a term that is not related to that particular site, often done by a whole community linking to a page with the same anchor text) the reason was clear so that Google would keep their indexes clean and relevant to enhance user experience. [...]

]]> By: Baron Turner http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html/comment-page-1#comment-25196 Baron Turner Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:11:25 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html#comment-25196 Pick your battles Goog. Office is the cash cow of your target. Change the target, stop trying to out-stare MSoft. Search isn't the only game in town Microsoft. You're crap at it, stick to what you've been superb at. Pick your battles Goog. Office is the cash cow of your target. Change the target, stop trying to out-stare MSoft.
Search isn’t the only game in town Microsoft. You’re crap at it, stick to what you’ve been superb at.

]]> By: Mark Barrera http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html/comment-page-1#comment-25181 Mark Barrera Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:06:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html#comment-25181 I don't forsee MSFT catching Google in search anytime soon. I also think Google is the one who is doing this the best. Their partnership with Intel is a great example. They are able to get in front of the larger businesses with AdWords and then can later go after them with their apps offerings. I just don't see MSFTs idea to give credits to corporations whose employees use Live Search as being as beneficial. Credits won't amount to much when they can switch over to Google and get the apps for free. I don’t forsee MSFT catching Google in search anytime soon.

I also think Google is the one who is doing this the best. Their partnership with Intel is a great example. They are able to get in front of the larger businesses with AdWords and then can later go after them with their apps offerings.

I just don’t see MSFTs idea to give credits to corporations whose employees use Live Search as being as beneficial. Credits won’t amount to much when they can switch over to Google and get the apps for free.

]]> By: Owen http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html/comment-page-1#comment-25180 Owen Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:00:55 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html#comment-25180 Well, advertising revenue is extremely good for your cash flow, which building an app suite is more of a capital investment, so you can see both facets complimenting each other quite nicely. In truth, Google seems to run a tighter ship than Microsoft. This is just a humble opinion, but Google continues to amaze me with it's speed of innovation while Microsoft promises a vision then takes ages to deliver. The next 5 years will tell ... Well, advertising revenue is extremely good for your cash flow, which building an app suite is more of a capital investment, so you can see both facets complimenting each other quite nicely.

In truth, Google seems to run a tighter ship than Microsoft. This is just a humble opinion, but Google continues to amaze me with it’s speed of innovation while Microsoft promises a vision then takes ages to deliver.

The next 5 years will tell …

]]> By: Matt Klainer http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html/comment-page-1#comment-25171 Matt Klainer Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:31:55 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/google-gunning-for-microsoft-microsoft-gunning-for-google.html#comment-25171 In addition, with Google moving into Web Aps and demonstrating they will acquire to get there, they have fueled an incredible inflow of VC capital into the space. Sure, it would be great from a strategic point of view for Google to "own" the next version of Office, but if they can't do it, wouldn't it be great if it wasn't MSFT capturing all that free cash flow to pump into an ad supported businesses? In addition, with Google moving into Web Aps and demonstrating they will acquire to get there, they have fueled an incredible inflow of VC capital into the space. Sure, it would be great from a strategic point of view for Google to “own” the next version of Office, but if they can’t do it, wouldn’t it be great if it wasn’t MSFT capturing all that free cash flow to pump into an ad supported businesses?

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