Am I the only one that thinks google is ploting to take over the world?

John Warner

just checking. they seem to be verrrrry good at becoming an integral part of people's lives.

Ferg

the company's name is now a verb in the english dictionary

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/google

hrm

(I wonder if I could get ferg in there as a verb... and what "to ferg" would mean)

Rick Stirling

Like the Chinese? Quick, grab Butters!

notman

Take over the world? no... Becoming the MS of the internet? Yeah. Not MS in the "we're going to empty your wallet" kind of way, but just the standard for everything.

Paul Pepera

perna wrote: »

I would also like to add GRAB BUTTERS
I don't know what it means, but I like it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_China_Probrem

ElysiumGX

I depend on my iGoogle page. I use it for gadgets that connect to my Google Calender, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Bookmarks, Google Maps, and various others for notes and lists. All accessed from one page wherever I go. I can check, and interact with most of these, all from that one page...or it's tabs, which is easier with their recent interface update. And some gadgets I share with others on their iGoogle page, so we're all on the same page. My day isn't the same without it.

Also google sketchup.

So yes, Google is plotting to take over the world...'s internet.

skankerzero

I welcome it.


I like Google.

Mark Dygert

John_Warner wrote: »

Am I the only one that thinks google is ploting to take over the world?

Nope just the last one to realize it =P
We could have worse overlords to rule over us...

stimpack

Im down with google. They are simple and effective. Now if they move there base of operations to some remote island and claim it as a country.....then we might need to be worried....

I remember back in the day, talking with some drunk nerdy guy at gdc in sf about google. Aparently he worked there, and was talking some crazy jibberish about how you could type in where you are and the food you wanted, and it would direct you there......low and behold google maps hit not too long after. I shoulda goten that guys card.....

Justin Meisse

remember when a thorough internet search meant checking at least 4 different search engines?

bounchfx

yeah, one of the few companies I wouldn't mind being our supreme overlords.

spyrewolf

we've seen walle right, google is what i though of when i saw this movie not a bad thing, but hey.

http://www.buynlarge.com/disclaimer/disclaimer.html

Buy'n'large anyone?

pior

Fine ... if they stop with their GoogleUpdater crap. Efficiency, yes, Apple-like crap, no!

ebagg

I use google search engine, email, video, calendar, maps, now checking out SketchUp. Google definitely gets my thumbs up!

Darth Tomi

Yes...they ARE planning to take over the world.

Muhahahahahahahahahhaha.

dejawolf

ceiling cat is watching you masturbate.

dejawolf

ceiling cat is watching you masturbate.

google is still awesome though.

John Warner

Vig wrote: »

Nope just the last one to realize it =P
We could have worse overlords to rule over us...

I will punch you. in the face

East

perna wrote: »

I was having this conversation yesterday.
I wouldn't mind, they're actually doing a good job.

I also wouldn't mind. Which is a feeling I'm trying to fight since I'm sure that is part of their plan to take over the world.

Seriously, for a while now I've been seriously considering de-Googlifying myself and getting myself off their grid since Google has become way too wired into my daily routines and life for me to feel wholly comfortable.

It's difficult, though, since Google still feels nice, and non-Evil. I mean, how can an entity with that logo ever be evil? Honestly, the success of Google just feels a bit too well manufactured the more you look at it.

Or I'm just overly paranoid.

IronHawk

As long as they don't start shooting people in the dick. then it's coo. Wait they got Butters already?

danr

they'd have to take it off General Electric first. They really do own the world

kat

spyrewolf wrote: »

we've seen walle right, google is what i though of when i saw this movie not a bad thing, but hey.

http://www.buynlarge.com/disclaimer/disclaimer.html

Buy'n'large anyone?

Is that for real?

Not sure how many know this but Google has been buying up something commonly called the "dark fibre network" for years. Apparently no one wanted to pay for or maintain the fibre optic networks that are all over the globe due to the expense so Google stepped in and started buying it up, they have their own visions of what the Internet should be and may very well have the infrastructure to support that.

Google are supposed to be very pro Net Neutrality, for good reason, they oppose the regulation that the likes of AT&T have been proposing in the last year or two. And... they oppose copyright legislation like Orphan Works.

Obviously not all of the reasoning behind their actions is from a "trust us, we have your backs" kind of perspective/thought process, but it's not also *overtly* corporate greed (as with other corporations).

Michael Knubben

kat: they're also really invested in getting the 'white-space' of the airwaves opened up, so internet can be broadcast that way.
The Buy'nLarge website is a joke, by the way. If you haven't seen Wall-e, do yourself an enormous favour, and go see it. It's my favourite Pixar film, which is saying a lot. Total shit-eating grin plastered firmly on my face when exiting the cinema.

rooster

buynlarge is the company from WALL-E

IronHawk

the android os on the g1 is pretty cool and open source.

Stronin

You guys ever see this?

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic

Pretty much sums things up.

Lord McMutton

I'm mad at Google for messing up YouTube with their over-zealous use of the country availability crap.

JacqueChoi

I for one would welcome our new google overlords with open arms.


Imagine if game developers got to work on their own personal ideas one day a week?

soulstice

I also welcome the google takeover. So far they've had an awesome track record.

I like Opera for browsing too, its very light weight and does what I need it to.

Emil Mujanovic

perna wrote: »

Google just made me ferg all over the place.

HAHAHAHA!
Well played.

-caseyjones

bounchfx

I enjoyed Chrome for a quickie, it's very fast, but it lacks the extensions that I like so much about FF.

can't wait till they are all fully supported and or improved for use with Chrome.

sir-knight

bleh google becoming overlords... as opposed to microsoft who is pretty much already sort of an overlord... or apple who is DEFEINITELY an overlord due to shitslinging marketing... or the oil companies.. insurance companies? banks? wtf do I care if there's one more? There's no more feeling in my ass anyways. One more makes no difference. :P

hawken

apple is like a tini tiny dot compared to microsoft - let them shit sling all they want, it's pretty much true anyways.

google rule my email and maps. nothing more!!

apple rule my ferging cloud computing.

Cody

please don't let this become a apple vs. PC thread. who cares what hammer you use as long as you build the house? they are both tools.

I love google everything, google earth, google maps, its all great, if it works just as well, hook me up with some google fiber optic internet!

hawken

I'm afraid its the nature of the beast Cody, Microsoft just announced they are doing cloud storage / applications and really going for it...

http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx

http://news.google.com/news?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=microsoft+azure&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Google and Apple are already at it, so are Amazon. MS is having a go at crushing all three pests