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Could any other company have done the same? Google is big, has a lot of resources, public goodwill and instant echo in the media. Who else?
by narag 18y ago
Could any other company have done the same? Google is big, has a lot of resources, public goodwill and instant echo in the media. Who else?
- jedc 18y agoAmazon, Yahoo, and Microsoft all come to mind. Yahoo and Microsoft for relevance to search, and Amazon as a bookseller. They're all big enough and technically competent enough to do it, in my opinion.
- narag 18y agoIndeed, But Microsoft is seen in... slightly less favorable light than Google. Amazon's position on the other hand could be a drawback, not an advantage. Such step could have made angry its providers.