Have U heard of googlezon?

I am busy this week with a lot of work and so this post is going to be short.

I came across an interesting link http://epic.chalksidewalk.com/. It envisages that Google and Amazon will merge to challenge Microsoft. It’s interesting to watch and so I recommend it.

Apart from Amazon, there are three companies that I admire – Microsoft, Apple and Google. Usually Microsoft would be missing in the wish list but I am a great fan of William Henry Gates III. Apple, Amazon and Google attract me with their innovation rate. Lets leave Apple and Amazon. Is google really a threat for Microsoft? Why is Google a threat? Why not Amazon or ebay?

There are other related question too. Why did Microsoft come up with IE? What is it getting out of that free product? Answer lies in the jargon “Core Competency”. Microsoft didn’t mind Amazon becoming the world’s largest etailer as that noway is going to affect the core business of Microsoft – Operating System. But think about Late Netscape (sorry netscape lovers) or Google’s vision – Web OS and thin clients. Obviously if that works out, there is no business for MS. Now MS has the responsibility of preventing the clients from going to Google gym (for reducing fat). IE took care of crushing Netscape ( and firefox has come from the ashes). But what’s out there to take care of Google? I am ignorant in this area and will update once I get some information. But am sure, MS will have some deadly plans.

Coming to the point – If google gets access to the wealth of customer information Amazon has, I am sure Googlezon will be the don of internet. But I am still skeptic if that would affect Microsoft.