Report: Microsoft Holds 'Screw Google' Meetings

[Terrax]

Screw Google. Never been a fan, never will be. Every company out there tried to 'undermine' other companies. It's called competition.

And, contrary to some posters, Microsoft is developing new tech. What about Bing? Windows 7? Natal?

 

[jalek]

Why would this be news to anyone? Remember "cutting off Netscape’s air supply” even if it meant spending tens of millions that couldn't be recouped to do it?

I would prefer they make Bing worth using and compete that way rather than attacking Google as a company. That wouldn't be their normal approach however, and so far, Bing has a ways to go. They should just hire Google's senior developers away to work on Bing. That would be their common approach.

 

[Major7up]

Why shouldn't they be able to call their meetings whatever the hell they want? It's not like they are succeeding or will succeed against Google. Google has nothing to worry about at this time and this amounts to nothing more than a jealous older brother that his younger brother is doing something better than him.

 

[naterandrews]

I'm imagining Microsoft as this tyrannical two-year-old that doesn't like to share it's toys with anyone. "Let's try to throw sand in their eyes, etc.", grow a pair Microsoft.

Sure, I understand that the business world is a no holds barred arena, but stop being an undermining b@stard Ballmer & Co. THIS is why no one likes you- put the screws to your partners and your enemies. Great way to do business...

Why not let your products compete on their own merits. Then you can see if people really want them or not, and you can decide what to change, etc. Instead of trying to lower the standard of quality on your products AND the marketplace.

Just when you thought you could at least think they are a bearable company, they come back to piss you off even more.... Surprising? Not really, look at the overgrown two year old running the company. Here's a chair for you Ballmer, for when Google gets the best of you..

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Microsoft never did well with it's search engines, not even way back in the beginning. They did not do well in the search engine wars that followed. I doubt they will succeed.