Archive for July, 2006
Microsoft vs. Google Pt. 4: Why would you use a “poor” client?
As Gas pointed out so clearly, it would appear that if you compare Google and Microsoft as a platform, that Microsoft software has an obvious advantage; it’s not crippled by Ajax and HTML limitations. However, this comparison does not take into account what’s been common knowledge at least since Joel Spolsky discussed it two years [...]
Google vs. Microsoft (Version 3.11 for Workgroups)
I had originally written a few days ago that Microsoft and Google are not competing. This is technically true, since the only place where the two companies have competing products is in the search market. Chris pointed out that while this is true, it isn’t the whole story, and he’s right. The real conflict will [...]
Day 1 of Mission: Justice
Twelve o’clock…go. Right now, we get about 25-75 unique hits per day. Lots of those are likely bots; one or two are me and Gas. But that’s clearly not enough. Our goal is to move from our current rank, as the 4,628,584th visited site on the internet to, oh, the 28,096th. To do that, we [...]
Where are Microsoft and Google actually competing? (Pt. 2)
So, Tim posted an insightful article on why a search engine and an operating system company might actually be competing. Personally, I think his idea – that we’re competing on the basis of whom we hire – is right on target, and correct. However, I’m pretty sure it’s my job to disagree with him, so [...]