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Google?€™s market share nudges 90% down under

Google’s grip on the globe’s Internet searchers strengthened in June this year, according to new figures released by Hitwise.

Google€™s culture €not fit€™ for enterprise apps

Anyone hoping that Google Apps can rival Microsoft’s products in the enterprise marketplace will have pause for thought after reading the astonishing testimony of development manager Sergey Solyanik, who has just gone Back to Microsoft after a stint working at Google. His blog post starts out innocuously enough with a list of good things at Google that Microsoft ought to emulate as an employer. But when it comes to “So why did I leave?” Solyanik rips into Google’s working practices, in particular criticizing the effects of its business model, which emphasizes free software at the expense of utility.

Google Chrome, the Google Browser

Philipp Lenssen writes "Google announced their very own browser project called Google Chrome — an announcement in the form of a comic book drawn by Scott McCloud, no less. Google says Google Chrome will be open source, include a new JavaScript virtual machine, include the Google Gears add-on by default, and put the tabs above the address bar (not below), among other things. I've also uploaded Google's comic book with all the details (details given from Google's perspective, anyway... let's see how this holds up). While Google provided the URL www.google.com/chrome there's nothing up there yet."

Chicago Sun-Times€™ Ihnatko: Apple€™s App Store is iPhone€™s and iPod touch€™s very best feature of all

Chicago Sun-Times’ Ihnatko: Apple’s App Store is iPhone’s and iPod touch’s very best feature of all

Google's Big Mistake - Getting Rid of Google Page Creator

Are you kidding me? Google getting rid of Google Page Creator, this must be a joke. No, it's for real. Google says they're going to be transitioning all Google Page Creator websites into their new Google Sites. Excuse me, but Google Sites doesn't come close to being as good as Google Page Creator. Why in the world would Google choose to keep the lesser of the two?

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Harman International Drops to 5-Year Low

On Thursday, August 14 after-hours, Harman International Industries, Inc. (HAR) reported Q4 net income of $31.7 million or $0.54 per share on $1.07 billion in revenue vs. $105 million or $1.58 per share a year ago, down 70% (see earnings call transcript). Excluding items (restructuring, merger and tax related), HAR reported $0.68 per share vs. $0.98 per share a year ago, down 31%. Analysts expected $0.77 per share, widely missing expectations by $0.09 per share. Share on August 12 opened at $38.60, 10% lower, and drifted down throughout the day, closing at $37, down $6 or 14%.

Google's proprietary approach to software slows down acquisitions, claims TechCrunch

Google buys a lot of software companies -- YouTube, Blogger, Picasa, GrandCentral, Keyhole (Google Earth), Writely (Google Docs), JotSpot (Google Sites), Dodgeball etc -- but there's a tendency for them to stagnate. Nik Cubrilovic at TechCrunch IT reckons this is because of Google's proprietary software stack. In Why Google Slows Down Acquired Companies, he says:

Google Market Share Passes 60%

Both Comscore and Nielsen Netratings posted search engine market share numbers for Google that exceed 60%, the 2nd time this has happened in 2008. Google’s share is more than 3 times over that of distant second place Yahoo.

Google Under Fire for 'Breathtaking' Hypocrisy, New Report Shows Just How Much Personal Information is Available Through Google Street View

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Google is under fire for issuing contradictory statements on privacy: In California, Google responded to California State Assemblyman Joel Anderson's (R-San Diego) concerns about Google's privacy policies yesterday by stating that "Google takes privacy very seriously."

Google Android Market to take on Apple App Store

Google Android Market to take on Apple App StoreGoogle has announced an online store named Android Market which would be similar to Apple App Store.Android Market as the name suggest would be for Google Android based mobile devices which are expected to be launched in the market by the end of this year.This store would [...]

Accelerated SA delivery platform created for Google?€™s business tools

Video Clip: Faritec now offers Google Enterprise Solutions in South Africa. Three solutions, namely, Google Enterprise solutions, Google Enterprise search, Google applications security and compliance and Google geospatial will be offered. (20.06.2008) Cameraperson: Danie de Beer. Editing: Darlene Creamer

Frost & Sullivan Names Array Networks as the 2007 SSL VPN Market Leader in China

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2008--Array Networks Inc., a global leader in enterprise secure application delivery, today announced that it has been named the number one SSL VPN vendor in China for 2007 and the third largest in market share for overall Asia Pacific, according to Frost & Sullivan’s Asia Pacific Network Security Market research study for CY2007. Array also achieved number one market share in Thailand. Frost & Sullivan, a leading consulting firm, analyzed the market share, competitive landscape, market trends, and growth opportunities for SSL VPN markets within the APAC region.

Apple's Market Cap Exceeds Google

Lawrence Person writes "Mac Daily News was one of many Apple-followers to note that Apple Inc.'s market capitalization exceeded Google today. That means that the combined value of all Apple's outstanding shares of stock exceeded the combined value of all Google's outstanding shares of stock. Apple's stock is worth $157 billion and change vs. Google's $156 billion. Other companies Apple has surpassed in market cap include Cisco, HP, and Intel. Also, Apple is now worth 3 times the value of Dell Computer, despite Dell's founder and CEO declaring over a decade ago that if he ran Apple, he'd 'shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.'"

Google continued to grab Internet search market share at record pace

Google continued to grab Internet search market share at a record pace in July, with Microsofts MSN search engine the biggest loser over the past year and a half, according to data from Hitwise. Google accounted for 70.77 percent of all online search

Mayer: Top DOJ Lawyers Spoke €In Codes€™ For Fear Of Being Wiretapped By White House €Lunatics€™

Mayer: Top DOJ Lawyers Spoke ‘In Codes’ For Fear Of Being Wiretapped By White House ‘Lunatics’

Google Inks Deal to Use Tele Atlas Maps on Android OS

Google has signed a deal with digital-map maker Tele Atlas which allows Google to use the firm's map data on a host of devices including cellphones and gadgets based the much anticipated Android operating system. Under the terms of the 5-year deal Google will also continue to use Tele Atlas mapping data on a host of Google services such as Google Maps and Google Earth.

Mac OS X and Linux Continue to Erode Windows' Install Base

Apple's Mac OS X and the open source Linux operating systems continue to erode the install base of Microsoft's proprietary platform. According to statistics made available by Net Applications, Windows accounted for a market share of no less than 93.06% back in August 2007. One year later, and all the available versions of Windows own just 90.66% of the operating system market – a consistent drop, which places Microsoft dangerously close to the 90% milestone. In fact, by the end of 2008, the Redmond company could see Windows' share of the OS market depreciate under 90%, if the current trends continue.

Google launches free music download service in China

Google announced the launch of a free music-search service in China via its search engine, the Wall Street Journal reported. The service allows users to download licensed music files without charge and will be supported by advertising revenue split between Google, music companies and Chinese music website Top100.cn. Google did not specify which music labels have signed on. Internet users outside of China will not have access to the service. The move could help Google gain on Chinese rival search firm Baidu.com, which as of the second quarter held a 64.6% share in China's online search market compared to Google's 26.1%, according to data from technology consultancy Analysys International. A lawsuit was recently filed against Baidu for facilitating the download of unlicensed music via its search engine.

Google URL Index Hits 1 Trillion

mytrip points out news that Google's index of unique URLs has reached a milestone: one trillion. Google's blog provides some more information, noting, "The first Google index in 1998 already had 26 million pages, and by 2000 the Google index reached the one billion mark. Over the last eight years, we've seen a lot of big numbers about how much content is really out there. To keep up with this volume of information, our systems have come a long way since the first set of web data Google processed to answer queries. Back then, we did everything in batches: one workstation could compute the PageRank graph on 26 million pages in a couple of hours, and that set of pages would be used as Google's index for a fixed period of time. Today, Google downloads the web continuously, collecting updated page information and re-processing the entire web-l

Liquidating Panasonic€™s branch doesn€™t mean disappearing from the market

According to the entreprise, the notice of liquidating Panasonic’s branch office in Estonia doesn’t mean that the company will disappear from the local market.

"Google Satellite" To Be Launched This Week

Lord Satri writes "Well, almost. Google signed an exclusivity deal with GeoEye regarding GeoEye-1, the most advanced high-resolution, civil, remote-sensing satellite to date. This must be annoying for other high-resolution, remote-sensing data users since Google already has an exclusivity deal in place with DigitalGlobe, the other major civil satellite imagery provider. From the CNet article: 'Under the deal, Google is the exclusive online mapping site that may use the imagery... in its Google Maps and Google Earth product. And as a little icing on the cake, Google's logo is on the side of the rocket set to launch the 4,300-pound satellite in six days from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. GeoEye-1 will orbit 423 miles above Earth, but it will be able to gather imagery with details the size of 4

Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal

NEWYORK (Agencies): US mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation. The deal under discussion would make Google the default search provider on Verizon devices and give it a share of ad revenue, the paper said. The deal is not yet final and the two sides are still negotiating on key issues, such as Google's desire to save information from user cellphone searches, it added. The online search giant has reportedly been in talks with the number-two US mobile carrier over a possible alliance for almost a year now. Verizon and Google are hoping to conclude the discussions in the next few weeks and the mobile carrier eventually wants to put the Google search bar on the home screen of its phones, t

ABC News covers rumored €MacBook touch€™ while Enderle claims Apple iPhone hasn€™t made a dent in RIM

Neil Young criticizes Apple iPod, iTunes for dumbing down music quality to 'Fisher-Price toy' levels (137)

Credit Suisse Says Google's Good for $900

Credit Suisse has pushed its 12-month price target on Google from $800 to $900, causing the stock to regain some of the 125 bucks it's lost to the market roiling since Google grazed $750 earlier this month. Most of Wall Street believes in its heart that Google will see a dizzying $1,000 but few have written it down. Credit Suisse analyst Heath Terry believes Google will drive out all contenders and effectively own 100% of search, which he describes as a "natural monopoly," and that all advertising, including TV, radio and outdoor, will eventually go digital using Google as its "de facto operating system." He is figuring on upwards of 35% sales growth over the next five years and at least 30% earnings growth.

Microsoft-Yahoo turmoil ends up good for Google

While the Microsoft bid to buy Yahoo is long gone, its results seem to be lingering, as both Microsoft and Yahoo have lost search market share to Google since the failed merger was announced nearly 6 months ago. The Hitwise numbers--showing Google with 70.7% market share--just underscore how far both Microsoft and Yahoo (nevermind Cuil) need to go in order to break into Google's search lead. That 70.7% number could be a turning point.

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