And thus you just hit the nail on the head... and it brings us back full
circle to the original subject of this thread...
Google is going to bid on 700mhz spectrum... billions of dollars...
then, once they own it, they are going to start some type of wireless
internet service using that spectrum... and then, they WILL be competing
directly with all the ISP's. And, they will probably give the service
away FREE, just like they do now with their WiFi service. Can you
compete with FREE service, using 700mhz NLOS technology (meaning
self-install, take the modem with you to work type service)?
So, now who's your friend? They have a huge recurring income from the
search engine, so they don't have to make a dime on other services...
gmail, Google Earth, etc. are all examples. They will just add 700mhz
wireless to the list of "free" things they provide.
Travis
Microserv
Michael Erskine wrote:
Travis Johnson wrote:
I'm not sure what the hell your problem is, but you really need to
get a grip. I started in the internet space in 1994... back before
Google or even Altavista... back when there were no real search
engines to speak of... and now today, Google's search is used by 44%
of ALL internet searches... so, whether you believe it or not, they
CAN control what searches are displayed for 44% of the internet....
that's only about 600 million people.
1) I took you to be a young man from the start. I wrote machine
language on a Commodore 64 in 1983 while I was studying Computer
Science but I sat down to my first main frame keyboard in 1972.
2) 44% is not a majority, last time I looked.
3) They are not the evil empire, honest... :P They are just another
company making a living.
Postini does SPAM blocking and filtering for a very large percentage
of the internet today... we have been using them for almost 4 years.
Large corporations (Apple, Sun, and others) also use them. So, once
again, with Google buying Postini, they can control a _very_ large
percentage of what emails get thru and don't get thru.
Well you see, I've never felt the need to have someone else manage my
mail servers... That means that I can't relate to your problem. Mind
you I don't believe your problem is anything but paranoia, but I could
be wrong. Google could be the evil empire and they might want to
prevent me from getting my E-Mail... Maybe ... NAWWWWWH! Prolly
not! :)
Sounds like you are prepared to have Google control the internet for
you rather than some ILEC that can really never have control... but
some of us are not. Some of us helped get the internet where it is
today because it was open and not controlled. You really need to open
your eyes and take a look around... Google is becoming the Microsoft
of internet space.
Gee, Google never did lobby the FCC to get permission to "wholesale"
DSL to us for $24.95 per month, while they "retailed" the same lines
to our customers at "$15.95" per month. Verizon did. Friend, you need
to figure out who your allies are and who wants to crush you...
Google has no interest in crushing Travis Johnson... The ILEC's do
have an interest in crushing your business because you and they are in
the same business space now.
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