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Has Microsoft found an answer to beating Google?

November 25, 2009, 5:00 AM PST

Takeaway: News Corp. may remove content from Google and sign a deal with Bing. Would other publishers follow? Would it boost Bing? We discuss the possibilities.

News Corp. may remove its content from Google and sign a search deal with Microsoft Bing. Would other publishers follow? Would it boost Bing? We’re skeptical but we discuss the possibilities on The Big Question podcast this week.

The Big Question is a joint production from ZDNet and TechRepublic that I co-host with ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan.

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Stories discussed in this episode:

A Microsoft and News Corp. search pact? It adds up (ZDNet)
Analyst: News Corp.’s Google saber rattling really about MySpace (ZDNet)
Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe (ZDNet)
Rupert Murdoch’s grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue? (ZDNet)
Cranky Geeks examine Windows 7, AT&T network, and whether Google steals (TechRepublic)

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I agree, but in unfairness..

delta99 5th Dec 2009

You make a valid point, which I agree with, but let's look at it from a realistic viewpoint:

Back in the day, Microsoft took the opportunity to meet the everyday mainstream custumer (not just the upper middleclass and above) halfway with a product that could unify developers as well as end-users when most other big companys only held their own vision for true.

This, I think, is mainly why they are in a position of power today, not foul play.
Business as usual, I would say, without necessarily agreeing with it.

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Can't agree more

itadmin@... 3rd Dec 2009

You are absolutely right - people want to use a computer without learning how to use it. And then they want somebody else to set up their mail, do this and that, even read error messages for them. All for free, of course.

I've been on Linux for years. At work I have to use Windows. For some years now Linux has been just as easy to use as Windows. Easier, if you ask me. Linux doesn't try to think for you. You are in control. This XP box I'm using is fine as far as stability is concerned, but still often annoying because of decisions it makes. The big question is why one should pay for something which one can get for free. Most people don't need an application just available in Windows without a Linux equivalent. Most will be able to get along fine using Linux.

Maybe being free is one reason why so many are not on Linux. If it's free, it can't be good, right?

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I agree also that webcasts are useless

johnh@... 3rd Dec 2009

Enough said!

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