LOL!!! -- ME2
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Hahahaha! > > > > Just Tweeted by MS Europe.. > > > > @MSEurope <http://twitter.com/MSEurope>: We've lost a background image, if > found please return to bing.com ;) > > > > *From:* Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:51 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Google and stupid background pictures > > > > “Market” driven maybe – definitely a backfire if it’s “marketing”. It > causes the Google page to load slower than a New Orleans network. > > > > OK…so, maybe folks aren’t moving to Bing for search in droves – but the > younger generation (16 and under) is jumping out there daily just to see > what photo is up there, and to click on the info ballons. > > > > *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:08 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Google and stupid background pictures > > > > I couldnt agree more. A very odd move, that I would assume is purely > marketing driven. > > -- > ME2 > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have to agree that this is a bad idea on Google's part. I liked > Eric's Brouwer remark about following the competition. Google has > noted for bucking trends and thinking outside the box; this is a > blatant copy-cat move. Bing hasn't been an overwhelmingly phenomenal > success, and I'm pretty sure whatever success Bing has had isn't a > result of the background picture. Meanwhile, Google's clean home page > was practically a trademark in itself. I'm shaking my head, asking > "What they were thinking?". > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> wrote: > > That kind of looks "bingish" to me. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Eric Brouwer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If you're following the competition, you aren't leading any more. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > sad, as the simple, clean interface was one of the things I liked. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
