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France, Just Try Life Sans Google

The French are reflexively anti-American...my French friends tell me so. Why? Because we speak English, and England is their historical enemy from time immemorial. England burned Joan of Arc at the stakes. Seriously. This IS what they told me. The French language used to be the international language of diplomacy. Now English is. There are 100 reasons for jealousy. Nevertheless, I will tell you that the French know how to live better than we do..in food, family time, wine, enjoyment of life in general. yes, they are whiney socialists much of the time, but we have our problems, too. And France is my favorite country to travel to.

Google's Chrome Sounds Like 1970s Pressure Cooker

I am no techno geek, but dgcaste and RickRussell make a lot of good points. Tell me if I have this correct: Microsoft is nearing the apex of its innovation curve...in other words, how much better can Office and IE get? Answer: Not much...because they are already satisfactory. So....Microsoft's massive cash flow is dependent on something that cannot be made much better. Therefore the cash flow will stagnate and dwindle. On the other hand, Google, who also has a massive cash flow, is linked to the evolution of...well.....modern life itself: Google will always be reporting what is "new" in culture, and selling ads to the viewers, like TV did 50 years ago. Microsoft is the Saturday Evening Post, Google is TV and Radio, wrapped into one. The new Chrome browser is an entry into the 10 year old browser wars true.....but....its purpose is not necessarily to break ground....rather it is to incrementally grease the skids to use Google services even more than is currently done with Firefox/IE and others. Do I have this right? If so, it is an ephiphany. I now realize why my Microsoft investment is stagnant for 5 years, while Google has taken over the world......