The Times continues it’s fascination with all things Google in this Richard Siklos piece entitled “A Struggle Over Dominance and Definition.” (image cropped from full image at Times site)
It features this broadside from Microsoft’s CEO Steve “I did not throw a chair at f*ing Google” Ballmer: “The truth is, what Google is doing now is transferring the wealth out of the hands of rights holders into Google. So media companies around the world are all threatened by Google.”
What’s the nub of the story? Well, it’s this: Is Google a media company? Er….YES. YES! YEEEEESSSSSSS!!
But what this also shows me is that Microsoft is taking a new tack in the ongoing battle with Google – Hey media companies, Google is not your friend. Now Microsoft, on the other hand….