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Google's Billion Dollar Quarter: A Closer Look

One service that Google has added recently that you didn't mention that is rather impressive is their Analytics functionality. My sites are small, but the ease of setting up an Analytics account and getting web traffic data for my sites was impressive. I have seen reports that indicate Analytics might prove a serious threat to companies like Omniture.

The contrast between Google's excellence in execution and Microsoft's stumbling and fumbling couldn't be greater. The cultural difference between these two companies is epitomized by Schmidt's statement that "Each of these strategies involves creating solutions that benefit both advertisers and users, and it is the synergy between them that we have been able to harness." On the other hand, it is clear to everyone that Microsoft's main goal is to continue to milk their installed base while they fumble around trying to find a coherent strategy for the future.