i think it's a valid question. netscape went from total market domination to nothing in a few years. granted MS pulled from under handed moves to make it happen that would be a LOT harder to do this time around, the scene is set the same. google innovates and takes market by storm, MS puts out a few non starters, eventually refines it's product to take the lead.
MS puts out a few non starters, eventually refines it's product to take the lead.
Not if it keeps up its current marketing incompetence. I've been amazed at how stupid their approach has been with their obnoxious pop-up search windows.
They've turned a whole bunch of 3rd-party websites into minefields, where you don't dare move your mouse cursor. If you're unlucky enough to hover over one of their stupid "links" that's put on every 10th common English word, then they evade popup blockers and slap in a huge irrelevant window topped with bing that covers up exactly what you're trying to read.
The result is that the user is repeatedly infuriated. What's worse, at exactly each time he is angered, he is shown the "bing" trademark, which reinforces the association in his mind between bing and idiocy.
Microsoft still doesn't understand the Internet or what its users want. Google has nothing to worry about yet.
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MS puts out a few non starters, eventually refines it's product to take the lead.
Not if it keeps up its current marketing incompetence. I've been amazed at how stupid their approach has been with their obnoxious pop-up search windows.
They've turned a whole bunch of 3rd-party websites into minefields, where you don't dare move your mouse cursor. If you're unlucky enough to hover over one of their stupid "links" that's put on every 10th common English word, then they evade popup blockers and slap in a huge irrelevant window topped with bing that covers up exactly what you're trying to read.
The result is that the user is repeatedly infuriated. What's worse, at exactly each time he is angered, he is shown the "bing" trademark, which reinforces the association in his mind between bing and idiocy.
Microsoft still doesn't understand the Internet or what its users want. Google has nothing to worry about yet.