Google’s Brin talks out about a combined Micro-Hoo

28 02 2008

Google’s Brin talks out about a combined Micro-Hoo

Posted by: in Companies Competitive Strategy

Filed under: Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO)

We know that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) exec David Drummond has stated that he’s not fond of the proposed acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) by software giant Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Drummond indicated that he believes Microsoft could influence the web too much care about it has done in the Computer market. What about other Google execs — what do they think?

Google co-founder Sergey Brin took a potshot last week (although indirectly) by saying “The Internet has evolved from open standards, having a diversity of companies. And when you begin to have companies that control the operating system, control the browsers, they really tie up the top Web sites, and can be used to manipulate stuff in various ways. I think that’s unnerving.” There you have it, Microsoft. You might soon be unnerving the world’s largest search company.

This really isn’t a new argument, but it’s typical of Google, which tends to believe in openness for all World wide web users instead of locked-down and proprietary solutions controlled by select companies. Although Microsoft has lost court battles claiming it used illegal, monopolistic tactics to build its company in many ways, nothing of the sort has tarnished Google’s doors yet. It simply built the ideal solution possible, and what do you know — customers flocked to it. It’ll be that position that Google takes as it continues planting the seeds of doubt and discontent as the Micro-Hoo situation continues to evolve.