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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