I don't much care either way, but here are the things I see wrong with your assessment. 1) With the stock options vesting, some of the smart people at Google

I don't much care either way, but here are the things I see wrong with your assessment. 1) With the stock options vesting, some of the smart people at Google are leaving. Most are being poached by Facebook or they've gone on to start their own companies. In the Valley, it's true that Google has cause a huge brain drain, but that doesn't mean Redmond doesn't have equally smart people. You've been had by Google PR. As for their solving ridiculously hard problems, that's not the point. It's all about distribution. Google has effectively been able to outgame Microsoft in terms of distribution, for now. Open up Firefox and it's the default search engine. It's now ubiquitous enough to be used as a verb. But that doesn't mean Microsoft is out in the cold, they still rule the desktop and enterprise. In fact, Google search for enterprise isn't on par to other offerings. The Fortune 500 company I work for has recently switched away from Google and many other IT managers I've spoken with have been jumping ship to either Microsoft or InQuira. 2) You point to other companies but offer little. Microsoft may not be doing well with Vista but they're making money hand over fist. Yahoo Search Marketing also has a somewhat different CPC bidding process than AdSense that many are liking more. And as for AOL, they're now transitioning into a full on advertising company and with a lot of cash and Time Warner backing, they're a formidable competitor.