Comments on: NYT Continues to Carry Water for Google http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/ Homo homini rodentius est Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:20:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: NYT to Google: “That was AMAZING, give me a cigarette!” http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-9251 NYT to Google: “That was AMAZING, give me a cigarette!” Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:42:31 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-9251 [...] gossipy Saul Hansell for evidence), and I’ve commented here on some of the more egregious [recent] [examples] of apparently favorable treatment that Google has received from one of the Times’ [...] [...] gossipy Saul Hansell for evidence), and I’ve commented here on some of the more egregious [recent] [examples] of apparently favorable treatment that Google has received from one of the Times’ [...]

]]> By: Sprague D http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6358 Sprague D Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:08:45 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6358 JWC, I hear that Live Search relevance has gotten a lot better, but I only try it as a backup. Although I think the image search ui rocks. JWC,

I hear that Live Search relevance has gotten a lot better, but I only try it as a backup. Although I think the image search ui rocks.

]]> By: JWC-London http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6356 JWC-London Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:26:20 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6356 MSN Search is not that bad, there are some really neat sub parmeters that one can add to the search... i think in simple web searches it sucks, but no in the verticals. MSN Search is not that bad, there are some really neat sub parmeters that one can add to the search… i think in simple web searches it sucks, but no in the verticals.

]]> By: Sprague D http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6354 Sprague D Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:46:05 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6354 Joe - Oh I hear ya'. Google's got great consumer products and -- like everyone else -- I live by their search engine. But a tech/business journalist could be a bit tougher on them given their enormous influence in online commerce. Though I understand that journos rely on access to do their work. Still. Joe – Oh I hear ya’. Google’s got great consumer products and — like everyone else — I live by their search engine. But a tech/business journalist could be a bit tougher on them given their enormous influence in online commerce. Though I understand that journos rely on access to do their work. Still.

]]> By: Joe Grossberg http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6351 Joe Grossberg Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2008/07/07/nyt-continues-to-carry-water-for-google/#comment-6351 I agree with your implication that Google is getting a free pass (as is Apple, in some ways), where Microsoft isn't, partly because they are adored. But their good PR is only one side of that coin -- their end-users are happy too. Granted, a good search engine is trivial compared to an operating system, productivity suite, server and db software, etc. (then again, look at MSN search -- yuck), but people love Google and are more willing to overlook ethical malfeasance as a result. In the meantime, people were cursing Microsoft left-and-right by the time they were dragged into court, and there simply wasn't a lot of goodwill to offset it. Meanwhile, Google is beloved and any legislator who goes head-to-head with them is going against the current, rather than riding it. I agree with your implication that Google is getting a free pass (as is Apple, in some ways), where Microsoft isn’t, partly because they are adored.

But their good PR is only one side of that coin — their end-users are happy too.

Granted, a good search engine is trivial compared to an operating system, productivity suite, server and db software, etc. (then again, look at MSN search — yuck), but people love Google and are more willing to overlook ethical malfeasance as a result.

In the meantime, people were cursing Microsoft left-and-right by the time they were dragged into court, and there simply wasn’t a lot of goodwill to offset it.

Meanwhile, Google is beloved and any legislator who goes head-to-head with them is going against the current, rather than riding it.

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